{"id":328128,"date":"2025-01-31T08:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T07:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328128"},"modified":"2025-01-31T08:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T07:32:12","slug":"iran-news-canada-moves-to-expel-iranian-regime-official-amid-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-canada-moves-to-expel-iranian-regime-official-amid-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Canada Moves to Expel Iranian Regime Official Amid Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_328131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328131\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Senate-of-Canada-Building.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Senate-of-Canada-Building.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Senate-of-Canada-Building-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Senate-of-Canada-Building-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Senate-of-Canada-Building-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Senate-of-Canada-Building-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Senate-of-Canada-Building-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image: Senate of Canada Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Canadian government has launched deportation proceedings against Elham Zandi, an alleged senior member of the Iranian regime, amid growing concerns that officials from Tehran are using Canada as a safe haven. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated the process on January 7, citing regulations that target high-ranking officials involved in Iran\u2019s repressive state apparatus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Zandi entered Canada on a tourist visa before applying for a work permit under a special program designed to support Iranians fleeing persecution. However, as Canadian authorities investigated her background, she took legal action against the immigration department, demanding a decision on her visa within five days and seeking $10,000 in damages for alleged delays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10977935\/iranian-regime-member-canada-suit-mp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Documents obtained by <em>Global News<\/em><\/a> reveal that the office of MP Patrick Weiler contacted immigration officials at least five times regarding Zandi\u2019s case. Weiler\u2019s office later clarified that these inquiries were made on behalf of Zandi\u2019s daughter, a constituent in his electoral district. The MP\u2019s office insists it was unaware of any security concerns surrounding Zandi and supports the deportation of those found inadmissible under <a href=\"https:\/\/canadagazette.gc.ca\/rp-pr\/p2\/2024\/2024-10-09\/html\/sor-dors177-eng.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada\u2019s 2022 Iran policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canada<\/a> Expels Former Iranian Health Official Amidst Crackdown on Regime Affiliates<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mUNzwbnj4X\">https:\/\/t.co\/mUNzwbnj4X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1809187973663240287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the Canadian government\u2019s formal ban on senior Iranian officials\u2014following the brutal crackdown on the 2022 uprising\u2014cases like Zandi\u2019s illustrate how regime operatives continue to slip through the cracks. The CBSA has identified at least 18 individuals linked to the Iranian regime who are currently residing in Canada. Three of them have faced hearings, with two ordered deported and another allowed to stay. A fourth official left the country voluntarily, while six additional cases are pending.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian-Canadian activists have long decried what they see as Canada\u2019s failure to properly vet individuals seeking entry.\u00a0The case against Zandi underscores broader concerns about Iran\u2019s influence in Canada, with intelligence reports indicating that the clerical regime actively monitors and threatens dissidents abroad. Additionally, Canada-based crime networks have facilitated Tehran\u2019s evasion of international sanctions, raising alarms about national security vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As public pressure mounts, calls are growing for the Canadian government to strengthen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.international.gc.ca\/world-monde\/international_relations-relations_internationales\/sanctions\/iran.aspx?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its enforcement mechanisms<\/a>, enhance screening procedures, and expedite the removal of individuals with ties to Tehran\u2019s repressive establishment. The outcome of Zandi\u2019s deportation hearing, which has yet to be scheduled, will serve as a test of Canada\u2019s commitment to holding Iranian regime operatives accountable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian government has launched deportation proceedings against Elham Zandi, an alleged senior member of the Iranian regime, amid growing concerns that officials from Tehran are using Canada as a [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":328131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[287],"class_list":["post-328128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism","tag-iran-terrorism"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran News: Canada Moves to Expel Iranian Regime Official Amid Backlash - 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