Why Is Man Deported by US for Alleged Terrorism a Permanent Canadian Resident, MP Wants to Know

A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) patch is seen on a CBSA officer’s uniform in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Dec. 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The deportation of an Iranian national to Canada by U.S. customs authorities has prompted Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman to ask why this individual with alleged terrorism ties holds Canadian permanent residency (PR) status.

“Why does this man, who the #US sees as a terrorist threat, have PR in #Canada?” Ms. Lantsman wrote in a Dec. 28 post on social media platform X.