A former Sudanese politician deemed inadmissible to Canada for being a member of a party that engaged in “acts of subversion against a democratic government, institution or process” has won a reprieve.

Abdelsakhi Abbas Adesakhi Ali came to Canada and claimed refugee protection after an April 2019 coup d’état in which then-president Omar al-Bashir was overthrown by the Sudanese Armed Forces.

But his refugee claim was suspended so a hearing could be held before this country’s Immigration Division, which determined he was inadmissible to Canada.

Ali took his case to Federal Court looking for a judicial review of the decision deeming him inadmissible. The judge determined that Canadian immigration officials failed to consider whether he might be subject to persecution if forced to return to

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