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Judicial review of an IAD decision dismissing an appeal of a removal order is dismissed.
The applicant, a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo who entered Canada as a child, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and was found inadmissible for serious criminality, resulting in a removal order.
The Immigration Appeal Division dismissed his appeal on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, finding a high risk of re-offending and citing his repeated tendency to minimize his involvement and blame others.
On judicial review, the Federal Court held that the IAD's credibility findings were reasonable, it did not err by relying on police report statements over his testimony, and it reasonably weighed his lengthy criminal record against any prospect of rehabilitation.
