[news] Immigration appeals board grants Algerian-born Quebec man refugee status

[Resist!ca]

June 1, 2005, 9:43 PM EDT MONTREAL (AP) _ The Board of Immigration Appeals in Buffalo, N.Y., has granted Algerian Mohamed Cherfi refugee status in the United States. Cherfi's lawyer, Noel Saint-Pierre, confirmed the news Wednesday to Radio-Canada. The American decision paves the way for Cherfi to seek permission from Citizenship and Immigration Canada to return to Quebec, since he is no longer at risk of being deported to Algeria.

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