The applicant sought an interlocutory stay of his removal to Sierra Leone pending judicial review of a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment rejection.
The applicant, a former child soldier suffering from PTSD, had extensive criminal convictions in Canada.
The Federal Court granted the stay, finding a serious issue in the PRRA officer's failure to consider the "compelling reasons" exception under s. 108(4) of the IRPA.
The Court also found irreparable harm based on medical evidence of severe psychiatric risk upon return, and concluded the balance of convenience favoured a stay despite his criminal history.
