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 News on Tuesday.

“Yousefijam is a member of an organization that engaged in criminal activity that directly contravened sanctions imposed by Canada and the U.S.A. against the export of certain items to Iran... I issue a deportation order against him," IRB Member Christopher Marcinkiewicz wrote.

Nathaniel Dove reports.


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