Canadian Supreme Court decides not to hear case of Jamaican deportee
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear a case involving a Jamaican deportee who claimed that the five years he spent in immigration custody amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
According to a report in the Calgary Herald newspaper, Alvin Brown arrived in Canada from Jamaica in 1983 as a child and became a permanent resident of Canada.
The Canadian government revoked his residency status in 2005 and ordered him to leave following a string of convictions, some for violent offences.
The Canada Border Services Agency took him into custody in early 2011 and his detention was renewed regularly until his September 2016 deportation.
In December that year, the Ontario Superior Court ruled against Brown, finding his rights had not been violated and saying he had received adequate medical care while in custody.
The judge said the detention was warranted given Brown’s history, and blamed Jamaican authorities for much of the delay in deporting him.
The decision was upheld on appeal earlier this year.
The Supreme Court gave no reason for refusing to hear the case.
Don’t wrong the court. You should have leave from 2005. Before yu contribute to the country yu a commit crimes kmt
Lol Sender a cause a the wrong court have it “Supreem” lol maybe it will stand a chance if it mek it way to the Supreme court.