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Toronto man sues Canada Border Services over alleged wrongful detention - chairman - 03-28-2016
A Toronto man is suing Canada Border Services Agency, claiming he was wrongfully held in immigration detention for more than a month, even though he’s Canadian.
What makes the case unusual is that Gabriel Chan was born to a Canadian father, but had not made an application to declare his Canadian citizenship until after his arrest, following a fare dispute at a GO Transit train station last September. He was held at the immigration holding centre in Rexdale for 38 days.
“I feel my rights were violated. I did not deserve to be held in detention for 38 days. They should have released me as soon as they received the documentation that proves my status,†the 32-year-old graphics artist said in an interview.
CBSA would not comment on the lawsuit, but confirmed Chan was detained from Sept. 7 to Oct. 14. The agency has not yet filed a statement of defence.
Born and raised in the Philippines, Chan is a dual American and Canadian citizen, a right he inherited from his biological parents. However, he only reconnected with his birth father, Benjamin Esguerra, and his seven half-siblings for the first time when he visited Canada at the age of 16.
Re: Toronto man sues Canada Border Services over alleged wrongful detention - ketchim - 03-28-2016
why he having a Fare dispute at a GO station ?
Jail him for stupidity
Re: Toronto man sues Canada Border Services over alleged wrongful detention - Observer - 03-28-2016
There is something that I am not understanding here. Why did they have to find it necessary to detain him for such a long period of time, especially when there no indication of criminal intent?
Re: Toronto man sues Canada Border Services over alleged wrongful detention - Watooka - 03-29-2016
My dad was detained in Canada for a lot longer than that in the sixties. He had lost his passport, and with Wismar in disarray after 1963 the Canadian government could not get any confirmation from Guyana.