Four applicants sought habeas corpus with certiorari in aid, arguing that their continued immigration detention was unlawful.
The court held that it should decline habeas corpus jurisdiction because the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its regulations create a complete, comprehensive and expert scheme for detention review, with further judicial review available in the Federal Court.
Applying the Peiroo exception recognized in the habeas corpus jurisprudence, the court found the statutory process to be at least as broad and advantageous as superior court habeas corpus review in this context.
All applications were dismissed, and a post-hearing request to seal one applicant's record was also denied.
