Citizenship to be revoked for thousands in historic crackdown on immigration fraud
A massive crackdown on immigration fraud has already snagged 2,100 people who the federal government believes cheated to obtain their citizenship. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said some people pay consultants to help them meet Canada’s residency requirements without actually living in the country. But while many immigration lawyers say keeping fraud in check is an important concern, some worry the investigation announced earlier this year could ensnare innocent people along with perpetrators and divert resources away from a backlog of legitimate applications waiting to be processed. “This is by far — by many orders of magnitude — the largest enforcement action ever taken in the history of Canadian citizenship,” Mr. Kenney told reporters in Montreal on Friday. He said the government has already begun the process of revoking citizenships from more than 2,100 people it believes defrauded the system, and is investigating another 4,400 people who have permanent ...