1500+ Halt Deportation of Laibar Singh at Vancouver International Airport
Syndicated from Upping the Anti on Sat, 2007-12-15
Laibar Singh, a 48-year old Punjabi refugee living in Vancouver, was due
to be deported on December 10, ironically Human Rights Day. However,
upwards to 1500 of Singh’s supporters rallied at the airport prior to his
deportation, and peacefully blocked the Canadian Border Service Agency
(CBSA) officials from getting to the taxi where Singh was waiting. The
flight that was due to deport Singh took off at 2:30pm, and he wasn’t on
it. His deportation has now been temporarily postponed, and Mr. Singh is
back with his community and friends.
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