Abouchekeir v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2025 FC 387

Case Summary

The applicants sought an order staying their removal from Canada to Nigeria pending a judicial review of an enforcement officer's decision denying their request for a deferral of removal. While the Court found that the officer had erred in assessing the medical evidence regarding the associate applicant's fitness to fly, thereby raising a serious issue, the applicants failed to establish irreparable harm. They did not provide sufficient evidence of their mental health conditions or demonstrate that required medical treatment would be unavailable in Nigeria. The request for a stay was dismissed.