AFP, OTTAWAThe Canadian Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed the right to Canadian citizenship for the son of Russian spies, whose case inspired the TV series The Americans. Alexander Vavilov was born Alexander Foley in Canada in 1994, four years after his brother Timothy. Their parents, Donald Heathfield and Tracey Ann Foley, were among 10 Russian spies expelled from the US in 2011. Canada’s highest court upheld a June 2017 ruling of the Federal Court of Appeal that Alexander Foley had the right to Canadian citizenship. In 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal said his parents did not have diplomatic privileges or immunities in Canada, leaving him eligible for citizenship.

Source: Taipei Times December 20, 2019 16:05 UTC