Canada orders deportation of Iranian living in Toronto who helped Tehran evade sanctions

An immigration tribunal has ordered  an Iranian man — who pleaded guilty to violating U.S. sanctions on Iran — to be deported from Canada. Amin Yousefijam, a former Tehran police lieutenant living in Toronto under a new name, is being deported for his “important and critical role” in a crime group that helped Iran evade sanctions. The Immigration and Refugee Board ruled that Yousefijam was “crucial” to the sanctions-dodging scheme, according to a copy of the 36-page decision released to Global

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