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Originally Posted by Boreal
It solves nothing and only serves to feed & satisfy emotionally potent oversimplification for people who can’t contemplate that incarceration is primarily for public protection and rehabilitation rather that just punishment.
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I think it needs to be clarified that this review and decision was made by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), which is a branch of the general oversight of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This deportation ruling has nothing to do with his already concluded criminal trial, whether he is remorseful or not. It has everything to do with the terms and conditions of his PR status being maintained. As mentioned in the article:
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An Immigration and Refugee Board hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu announced its decision in a 15-minute virtual hearing.
"I can't consider humanitarian and compassionate factors," Trent Cook from the immigration division of the board, who oversaw the hearing, told Sidhu.
"My sole role today is to make a finding on whether the minister has established the facts that support their allegation that you're inadmissible for serious criminality.
"I am satisfied that the minister's report is well founded.
"I am required by law to issue you with a deportation order."
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...ring-1.7213657
So this isn't a case of a judge not showing compassion, or a ruling not taking into account his rehabilitation or remorse. That was already covered in the criminal trial. Whatever remorse he showed has nothing to do with how the immigration board makes their decisions. I have learned this the hard way over the years with some of my family overseas trying to immigrate here and my wife's first application. IRCC sees pretty much all cases in black and white; you are either admissible to arrive/stay in Canada, or you have something on your application or current status that makes you inadmissible.
Sidhu's criminal record now makes him inadmissible. As much as I don't support deporting him, it is a pretty easy decision for the IRCC to make based on their policies. Yes, they are often cruel in their rulings. I know of a few families who have been seperated and a single family member sent packing for much less. Honestly I would have been much more surprised if they ruled that he could stay.