A Canadian refugee claimant who is in ICE custody after accidentally entering the U.S. is prohibited from re-entering the country, the Canada Border Services Agency says.

Mahin Shahriar, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi national and Canadian refugee claimant had been living in Canada since 2019, but says he inadvertently crossed the Canada-U.S. border in May and has been in ICE custody in Buffalo, N.Y. ever since.

The CBSA now says he is permanently barred from re-entering Canada without legal authorization.

Shahriar’s lawyer, Washim Ahmed, a partner with OWS Law in Mississauga , says he is taking his client’s case before the Federal Court on Thursday. He is pursuing a judicial review application of the Canada Border Services Agency’s handling of his client’s refugee claim.

He told NP he

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