Canadian court rejects former KGB agent's asylum bidA Canadian federal court on Tuesday rejected an ex-KGB agent's request for a judicial review of his failed asylum bid, saying it found no fault in an order to deport de·port tr.v. de·port·ed, de·port·ing, de·ports 1. To expel from a country. See Synonyms at banish. 2. To behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner; comport. him on "security grounds." Mikhail Lennikov, 49, had sought to overturn a ministerial decision to deny his refugee claim for humanitarian reasons. "Upon review, the court concluded that there are no reviewable errors (in the decision) that warrant its intervention," Judge Michel Beaudry said in a statement. "The application for judicial review is therefore dismissed." Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. officials had ordered Lennikov to report in June for a flight to Vladivostok after another legal appeal to remain in Canada with his wife Irina and their teenage son Dmitri was denied by a judge. Instead, he took sanctuary at a church in Vancouver. Although there is no legal right to sanctuary in Canada, authorities often have not enforced deportation orders deportation order n → orden f de expulsión or deportación deportation order n → arrêté m d'expulsion deportation order against migrants sheltering in religious institutions. Some migrants have lived in churches or temples for months or years to avoid being apprehended. Lennikov, who was recruited as a young student by the KGB KGB: see secret police. KGB Russian Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (“Committee for State Security”) Soviet agency responsible for intelligence, counterintelligence, and internal security. and quit after five years, came to Canada on a study permit in 1997 to complete a master?s degree in Japanese literature Japanese literature, literary works produced in the language of the islands of Japan. See also Asian drama. Earliest Writings Although Japanese and Chinese are different languages, the Japanese borrowed and adapted Chinese ideographs early . He had been working on a PhD when he was ordered deported. The family's applications for permanent resident status, since 1999, were refused under Canada's ban on accepting immigrants who "engaged in acts of espionage or subversion against a democratic government, institution or process." In March, federal officials granted Lennikov?s wife and son permission to remain on humanitarian grounds, but refused Lennikov "on security grounds," said federal Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan Peter Van Loan, PC, MP (born April 18, 1963) (sometimes referred to as PVL) is a Canadian politician. He is the member of Parliament for the electoral district of York—Simcoe, Minister responsible for Democratic Reform and the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. . 
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