The applicant, a citizen of El Salvador suffering from severe schizophrenia and facing deportation for serious criminality, sought judicial review of a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) refusal.
He alleged a heightened risk from gang members and police due to his profile as a returnee with severe mental illness.
The Federal Court found the PRRA decision unreasonable because the Officer failed to conduct a cumulative and intersectional assessment of the applicant's combined risk profile, instead analyzing the risks in isolation.
The application for judicial review was allowed and the matter remitted for redetermination.
