Thi My Dung Tran

The applicant, a minor child under a Kafala order, applied for judicial review of a visa officer's refusal to issue a temporary resident visa.

The visa officer was not satisfied the applicant would leave Canada at the end of the authorized stay.

The Federal Court dismissed the application, finding the visa officer's decision was reasonable and justified in light of the legal and factual constraints.

The applicant, a citizen of Mexico and former police officer, sought judicial review of a decision by the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) confirming the rejection of his refugee protection claim.

The applicant argued the RAD breached procedural fairness by considering prospective risk, which he claimed was a new issue not addressed by the Refugee Protection Division (RPD).

The Federal Court dismissed the application, finding the RAD had jurisdiction to consider prospective risk and that the applicant's lack of credibility rendered the finding of no prospective risk reasonable.