Mohamed Harkat, Facing Deportation, Wins Round in Bid to Stay in Canada

Mohamed Harkat, Facing Deportation, Wins Round in Bid to Stay in Canada
Security certificate detainee Mohamed Harkat arrives at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 16, 2017. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Algerian-born Mohamed Harkat has won a round in his long-running legal battle to remain in Canada.

In a newly issued ruling, Federal Court Justice John Norris says a 2018 government decision that Harkat should not be allowed to stay is unreasonable.