Canada’s refugee board orders deportation of senior Iranian official

February 2, 2024   

(Global News) The Immigration and Refugee Board has ordered the deportation of an Iranian government official who has been living in Canada for the past eight months.

In a decision Friday, the board ruled that Majid Iranmanesh was inadmissible to Canada because he was a senior member of Iran’s repressive regime.

The 54-year-old was director general of Iran’s Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology. He entered Canada using a visa issued in Turkey.

He said he intended to spend a year as a visiting professor at the University of Victoria, but after arriving he was flagged as a senior regime member.

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