“Some of us completed our programs in private or public colleges and successfully received study permit extensions or post-graduate work permits,” the letter said.
In response to queries from the Hindustan Times, a CBSA spokesperson said they could not address individual issues due to privacy laws, and added, “The mandate of enforcement officers is to support CBSA operations and law enforcement organizations in Canada and abroad, to collect, analyze, collate and disseminate information on activities suspected of contravening Canadian laws, particularly when they pose threats to the health and safety of Canadians and the Canadian economy.”
“Foreign nationals can be inadmissible for security, health or financial reasons. The Agency has a legal obligation to remove all foreign nationals and permanent residents who are inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and who have a removal order in force.”
Many of the students have hired lawyers to face hearings or contest possible deportation.
India’s High Commission had in December flagged the issue of fraud by agents and how students from the country coming to Canada could be adversely impacted and shared a link to institutions recognised by the Canadian Government.
But for the batch of students facing deportation, there is already the reality of the alleged fraud taking its toll on their future in Canada. Some have “suicidal thoughts” as they undergo this “hellish feeling”, the statement said. They now also face hefty legal fees to contest the deportation proceedings.
“We are all genuine students, victims of fraud, not accused. No one can understand our anguish when we learned for the first time through CBSA that the offer was fake and we have been dying and struggling ever since,” it said.
Source- Hindustan Times.