Elham Zandi also enlisted an MP's office as she sought a work permit, immigration records show
The latest suspected senior Iran ian official caught in Canada sued the immigration department and enlisted a Liberal MP’s office as part of her fight to stay in the country, government records show.
A fourth official left Canada voluntarily. Another six cases are still before the IRB. Immigration authorities also cancelled 84 visas as part of the crackdown, the CBSA said. Two months later, either Zandi or a representative acting on her behalf, “commenced a series of status enquiries with the office of Patrick Weiler, a Member of the House of Commons Canada,” according to immigration records.
The office of the MP, who represents the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country riding, said Zandi’s daughter was a constituent and had asked for updates on her mother’s work permit application.As a result, one of Weiler’s staff spoke to IRCC’s Ministerial Centre for Members of Parliament and Senators five times and relayed the responses to Zandi’s daughter, his office said in a statement.
The MP’s office said it was not aware of the details of Zandi’s security screening and welcomed the removal of anyone found inadmissible under the 2o22 Iran policy. It is not the first time an MP’s office has been linked to the case of an Iranian under scrutiny for possible links to the regime.The son of Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Ghalibaf had applied to immigrate to Canada and, like Zandi, launched a court case against Canada alleging his security screening was taking too long.Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps graduation ceremony, Tehran, Iran, June 30, 2018. Photo by Salampix/ABACAPRESS.COM.
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