(Global News) The Conservatives have called on the government to explain how a 20-year-old Pakistani arrested in Quebec over an alleged ISIS plot targeting U.S. Jews was able to get into Canada.
Federal officials declined to answer questions about the immigration status of Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, citing privacy laws, and said only they were reviewing how he came to Canada.
The U.S. Department of Justice has described Khan as a “Pakistani citizen residing in Canada,” and Canadian Jewish groups said officials told them at a briefing Friday they were investigating a student visa.
“We are looking into this,” said Aissa Diop, director of communications for Immigration Minister Marc Miller. “We will not comment further as there is an investigation.”
