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Deportation of truck driver responsible for Humboldt Broncos bus crash deferred temporarily
The judge granted a temporary stay while Sidhu’s lawyers challenge the removal order, and his lawyer said the delay could last several months.
- On Friday, Federal Court Justice Jocelyne Gagné granted a temporary stay of deportation for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, halting his scheduled Monday removal to India after the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
- Sidhu, a Calgary trucker, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges after the April 2018 collision near Tisdale, Sask., killed 16 people and injured 13; a conviction exceeding six months renders permanent residents ineligible to remain in Canada.
- Lawyer Michael Greene sought a 17-month deferral while Sidhu awaits a ruling on his humanitarian and compassionate grounds application, after the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada had previously ordered his deportation.
- Greene called the judge's intervention "a very rare decision," providing a break of several months; the delay could last between one and eight months pending the Federal Court's ruling.
- Facing personal health challenges and supporting two children, including one with complex medical needs, Sidhu received this rare positive outcome; it marks the first favorable legal decision for him since the Humboldt Broncos crash.
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Federal judge prevents deportation of Humboldt Broncos killer
The Canadian PressA Federal Court judge has granted a last-minute stay of deportation for former truck driver and Humboldt Broncos killer, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, temporarily preventing his removal from Canada just days before he was scheduled to be sent to India on Monday morning.The emergency order by Justice Jocelyne Gagné pauses Sidhu’s deportation while the court reviews an ongoing legal challenge to the Canada Border Services Agency, which h…
A federal judge granted a last-minute suspension to the trucker responsible for the fatal collision with the Humboldt Broncos coach, a Saskatchewan junior hockey team, temporarily preventing his imminent expulsion to India
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu will be able to stay a little longer in Canada.
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