Former N.S. child refugee calls attempt to deport him ‘greatest injustice’
TORONTO — Former Somali child refugee Abdoul Abdi said Friday he’s fearful of being deported to a country he has no connection to, for reasons that are largely not of his own making.
Abdi, who never got Canadian citizenship while growing up in foster care in Nova Scotia, was held by the Canada Border Services Agency after spending five years in prison for multiple offences, including aggravated assault.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Abdi said he has paid for his mistakes and wants the federal government to halt any attempt to deport him.
The 24-year-old man said he has no remaining ties to the war-torn country, and wants to get on with his life after serving his prison term and be a role model for his daughter.