However, the Immigration and Refugee Board, the Canada Border Services Agency or the Federal Court of Canada by law could not review the new information. A gay asylum seeker was granted a last-minute reprieve Friday from deportation to Uganda, after Canadian officials agreed to review new evidence that emerged after her claim was refused. He called police to have her arrested, she said in her asylum claim. In June, the refugee board rejected her asylum claim, citing “inconsistencies and contradictions” in her claim. However, the court is authorized only to review whether the refugee board made any legal errors and cannot accept new evidence.

Source: thestar September 30, 2016 23:37 UTC