“The whole family is feeling anxious, depressed and sad,” said Mohamed Ibrahim. In recent weeks, Ibrahim said, the family received an deportation order after Canada rejected their attempt to obtain refugee status in 2019.
The 45-year-old works as a supplier of medical equipment. On Tuesday, a spokesman for Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), told the CBC in an email that Ibrahim applied for an open-ended work permit last November, which was approved in March and runs until March. 2023. But while he is able to work in Canada, that does not make him or his family permanent residents, said Aidan Strickland. Ibrahim said the whole situation has pushed him and his wife to have daily conversations with their children, who are trying to give meaning to a life divided between two countries. Ibrahim, who was tried as a politician by a military court in Cairo, was among 71 people accused of betraying the Egyptian government in a massive trial in 2016. The documents state that Ibrahim faces a life sentence and a $ 1,370 Cdn fine for being a member of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. He briefly formed Egypt’s first democratically elected government a year after the spring uprising of 2011, to be overthrown by the army in a coup in 2013. Since then, the regime has suppressed dissidents, imprisoned thousands of people, including human rights defenders and human rights defenders. in the field of health and a Canadian journalist.

“Huge mistake” by a lawyer reported for IRB denial

Ibrahim was denied refugee status because, according to the decision of the Immigration and Refugee Council (IRB) in the case examined by CBC News, his story of an attempt to capture and escape from Egypt suffered from a lack of evidence. For this reason, and fearing what would happen to Ibrahim in Egypt in case of deportation, CBC News decided not to publish the names of the other family members and to blur their faces in the photos. Mohamed Ibrahim and his family shortly after settling in London, Odd. CBC News has chosen not to publish the names of the other family members and has blurred their faces to protect their identities, fearing what would happen to them if they were deported to Egypt. (Offered by Mohamed Ibrahim)
Ibrahim said the IRB decision was due to a mistake made by his lawyer, who did not submit Egyptian military tribunal documents showing he had been sentenced to life in prison by a Cairo court. “My lawyer made a huge mistake. He did not submit this information, the life sentence,” he said, noting that the family had been deported by the Canadian Border Services (CBSA) in recent weeks.

Canadian-born son to be deported with family

“When I look at my baby child, it is really unfair to take him away from his homeland,” Ibrahim said of his youngest son, who was born in London.
CLOCKS Ibrahim says there are double standards and measures regarding Canada’s refugee policy:

The “double standard” of Canada’s refugee policy

Mohamed Ibrahim talks about the double standards between Canada accepting unrestricted refugees from war-torn Ukraine and ordering the deportation of his family, including his Canadian-born son, to Egypt where he faces life imprisonment for his political imprisonment. . 0:42
Both the CBSA and the IRB declined to comment on the case on CBC News, citing privacy concerns. It is a cold consolation for Ibrahim, who disagrees with the Liberal federal government that ordered him and his family to return to Egypt, given its promise to accept an “unlimited number” of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. Helping Ibrahim’s efforts is the Muslim community in southwestern Ontario. They have hired a public relations firm on behalf of the family and have been involved in a letter-writing campaign with dozens of community leaders praising Ibrahims’ community service, including helping Syrian refugees settle in the city. The Muslim community has also pressured local liberal members of parliament to press the IRB to reverse its decision. They include Arielle Kayabaga, who represents Ibrahim riding in the West London home. Kayabaga said in an email to CBC News on Tuesday that while she could not discuss details of the case for privacy reasons, she said pressure would be put on the Ibrahims’s case in Ottawa. “I know of Mohammed’s case and I work closely with him and the community to advocate for him, but at the moment there is no date for his removal and he is entitled to a risk assessment before removal. We will continue to work with him and the community to advocate on his behalf. “ Ibrahim, 45, is a medical equipment supplier living in London with his wife and children. His open work permit has been extended until March 2023, but that does not make the family permanent residents, says a government spokesman. (Colin Butler / CBC News)
Meanwhile, the Muslim community in London is putting pressure on Fraser, who has the rarely-used power to overturn the IRB’s decision with the push of a pen. Although that did not happen, the deportation order was postponed until the IRCC could conduct a risk assessment before removal, Strickland wrote in an email to the CBC. He also said that the IRCC received an application for permanent residence from Ibrahim on humanitarian and compassionate grounds last August and that it is still being processed. “The government is committed to ensuring that every case is evaluated on its own merits, fairly and in accordance with Canadian law,” Strickland wrote.