News of imminent deportation shocks American army deserter
VANCOUVER -- Just days after a key Federal Court decision in favour of U.S. army deserters trying to stay in Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency is preparing to deport "war resister" Robin Long.
If he is deported, he will be the first of an estimated 200 deserters who have sought refuge in Canada to be returned to the United States, marking an official end to the country's policy of welcoming American draft dodgers and deserters that began during the Vietnam War.
The 25-year-old failed refugee claimant was arrested in Nelson on a deportation warrant on Friday, the same day as deserter Joshua Key successfully appealed the denial of his refugee claim.
Mr. Long remains in jail in the idyllic Interior city, home to many young men who have fled U.S. military service because of the war in Iraq.
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