CBSA removes Iran’s former deputy interior minister, Syed Salman Samani, from Canada
Canada has deported a senior member of the Iranian regime after a judge dismissed his appeal, Global News is reporting.
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The Canada Border Services Agency confirmed in a statement to Global that it has removed Iran’s former deputy interior minister and official spokesperson, Syed Salman Samani, from Canada.
Samani is the second regime official to be expelled under a 2022 policy aimed at banning high-ranking members of Iran’s government from the country. He was a career politician in Iran from 2007 to 2021, before his arrival in Canada in October of that year, according to the CBSA.
His deportation was ordered by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) in 2024, reports Global. An appeal of that decision was rejected by the Federal Court, as per a decision released this week. Justice Sébastien Grammond noted that Samani told the CBSA he “had significant power and influence over (Iranian) government decisions.”
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