Canada Puts On Hold Indian Students’ Deportation Temporarily

In a big relief, the government of Canada has decided to postpone the deportation of 700 Indian students after facing huge protests.

Hundreds of students, mostly from Punjab, hit the streets in protest against the possibility of deportation and alleged that they were cheated by their immigration consultation agency.

Aam Aadmi Party MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Friday said that with the cooperation of the Indian High Commission and his request, the Canadian government has decided to hold the deportation of the 700 students temporarily.

"We have written to them and we have explained to them that these students have not done any forgery or fraud. They are victims of fraud because some unauthorised agents issued fake admission letters and receipts of payments. Visas were also applied without any checking. Then when the children reached there, the immigration dept also allowed them to enter," Vikram Sahney was quoted saying by ANI.

"The students have done no mistake. They are also victims of fraud," he added.

As many as 700 Indian students are facing deportation from Canada after the authorities in that country found admission offer letters to educational institutions to be fake. The matter came to light in March when these students applied for permanent residency in Canada.