OTTAWA — A federal judge took the exceptional step of revoking a Canadian man’s citizenship after it was discovered that he helped lead a Guatemalan military unit that committed unspeakable monstrosities and massacred a village of 200 in Guatemala over 40 years ago. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementFurthermore, Sosa lied about both his implication in the Guatemalan military and his role in the massacre when he applied for refugee status and then Canadian citizenship, which he obtained via “subterfuge” in 1992, the decision notes. It is rare for a judge to approve the revocation of a Canadian’s citizenship, showing how grave Sosa’s actions were over four decades ago. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementLafrenière wrote that he was granted refugee status a few later and then Canadian citizenship in 1992. Three years later, Canadian immigration officials began the lengthy legal process of asking a court to revoke Sosa’s citizenship and declare him inadmissible to Canada.

Source: National Post February 09, 2026 19:26 UTC