Alleged Iran regime official appears at refugee board as Canada cracks down

January 11, 2024   

(Global News) As Canada begins a crackdown on Iranian officials living in the country, a top science bureaucrat appeared before an immigration panel on Thursday.

Majid Iranmanesh is one of nine alleged senior members of the Iranian regime who have turned up in Canada and face possible deportation.

In Iran, Iranmanesh was a director general at the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology, according to the Iranian government’s website.

He said he came to Canada on May 29, 2023, hoping to conduct research at the University of Victoria for one year.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada would not explain how he was able to obtain a visa to enter Canada.

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