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Date: 08/25/2006 Views: 272

Sheikh family faces deportation

Sabir Mohammed Sheikh and Seema Sheikh, originally from Karachi, Pakistan, were accepted as refugees in Canada in 2001. The Sheikh family of four children, has arduously worked to rebuild a vibrant life in their Parc-Extension neighbourhood since. Now, Canadian immigration authorities are abruptly ending their new life in Canada.

Sabir and Seema Sheikh, and their four children - Ashrah Sheikh (26 years), Tayyaba Sheikh (23 years), Sami Sheikh (21 years) and Canadian-born Sabrina Sheikh (5 years) - face life-threatening danger in Pakistan if they are forced to return.

Date: 07/13/2009
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July 13, 2009 -- Members of the Sheikh family address the media outside the offices of the Immigration and Refugee Board.

Date: 07/12/2009
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Sami (l) and Ashrah speak to the media in French and English.

Date: 07/12/2009
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They are surrounded by their friends, neighbours, co-workers, schoolmates and supporters, who gather to demand the Sheikh family remain in Canada.

Date: 07/12/2009
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Sami, Ashrah and their youngest sister, Sabrina, 5, are able to address the media outside but their parents have been in detention since July 10.

Date: 07/12/2009
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Sabir and Seema Sheikh face imminent removal while their elder children, Ashrah, Tayyaba and Sami may face removal in the coming weeks.

Date: 07/12/2009
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The family has been effectively separated by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the immigration policies of the Canadian government.

Date: 07/12/2009
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Surrounded by supporters, the family enters the Immigration and Refugee Board to attend a detention review hearing for their parents.

Date: 07/12/2009
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Ashrah is a Concordia University student and works at Walmart, while Sami studies at Vanier College; their co-workers and students attended the hearing in large numbers.

Date: 07/13/2009
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Sabrina plays with her friends from the neighbourhood; she is born in Canada but will be separated from her parents.

Date: 07/13/2009
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Inside the hearing room, Sami, Ashrah and Sabrina wait for their parents.

Date: 07/13/2009
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Sabir and Seema enter the hearing room; they have been detained since Friday, July 10.

Date: 07/13/2009
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Sabir and Seema have been accepted as refugees since 2001, but had their status unexpectedly revoked in 2007.

Date: 07/17/2009
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They are unable to win their release at their detention review hearing, and are expected to be removed to the USA on July 14.

Date: 07/13/2009
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July 10: CBSA agents, in bulletproof vests, come to detain the parents of the Sheikh family at their home in Parc Extension.

Date: 11/10/1970
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Neighbours gather to object, but the agents take Sabir and Seema away.

Date: 11/10/1970
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The struggle continues ... local migrant justice groups and community members continue to organize against deportations and for Status for All!

Date: 07/12/2009
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