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Iranian facing deportation for sanctions evasion tries to sponsor mother to immigrate

A Toronto man facing deportation for violating sanctions against Iran has filed a court case against the Canadian government for rejecting his attempt to sponsor his mother to immigrate.

Amin Yousefijam, an Iranian citizen who also goes by Ameen Cohen, filed his case in Federal Court after Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada turned down his sponsorship application.

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