welcome
Global News

Global News

US Politics

US Politics

Latest accused Iran official caught in Canada sues immigration department | Globalnews.ca

Global News
Summary
Nutrition label

78% Informative

Elham Zandi is accused of being a senior member of Iran ’s repressive regime.

The Immigration and Refugee Board said it was scheduling a deportation hearing for Zandi .

Zandi 's immigration file also reveals the office of Liberal MP Patrick Weiler contacted Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada no less than five times about her case.

MP's office says it didn’t know Zandi ’s security screening details of her security screening.

The West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP says her daughter was a constituent and asked for updates on her mother's work permit application.

Each query by an MP is noted in an applicant's immigration file.

Zandi filed a case in the Federal Court that asked a judge to order a decision on her application within five days .