Charles Mwangi says the past five years were 'mental torture,' a gauntlet of bureaucratic hurdles and sleepless nights barrelling toward his possible deportation. Mwangi, 48, who was recently granted a one-year temporary resident permit, is seen in a Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, handout photo.
Hours before he was set to be deported on Sunday morning to Kenya, a country where he said he fled persecution as a bisexual man, Charles Mwangi received a call that his deportation order had been cancelled.Charles Mwangi, who lives in Toronto, says the past five years were 'mental torture,' a gauntlet of bureaucratic hurdles and sleepless nights as he barreled toward his possible deportation.
A copy of his UN application said his claim was initially denied in Canada because the adjudicator did not find Mwangi to be a credible bisexual man despite his sworn testimony, the testimony of a man he was said to be dating in Toronto and his activism with local 2SLGBTQ+ organizations.Toronto man who helped save police officer's life in knife attack now faces deportation
Mwangi said he has been issued a one-year temporary resident permit and is waiting to hear whether Canada will grant him permanent resident status on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. If that application is denied, he could again face deportation next year.Trudeau says Canada needs a 'pathway' to official status for immigrants, faster deportations
The ways people end up without status are varied, from overstaying temporary work and study permits to being denied asylum claims.
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