JewishStatusOpen the app

Jewish News 24 · Oct 22, 2026

Jewish News 24 — photo status

🇨🇦 CANADA ORDERS DEPORTATION OF FORMER IRANIAN POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED IN U.S. SANCTIONS CASE: Canada ordered Amin Yousefijam, a former Tehran police lieutenant living in Toronto under the names Amin Riki and Ameen Cohen, deported in July, according to a ruling made public this week. Yousefijam pleaded guilty in the U.S. in 2021 to helping his brother’s criminal network illegally export dual-use materials to Iran. Immigration officials found he played a critical role in the operation but did not establish that he remained a national security threat. He remains in Canada while considering his legal options. Jewish advocacy groups are urging Ottawa to accelerate the removal of Iranian regime officials.

🇨🇦 CANADA ORDERS DEPORTATION OF FORMER IRANIAN POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED IN U.S. SANCTIONS CASE: Canada ordered Amin Yousefijam, a former Tehran police lieutenant living in Toronto under the names Amin Riki and Ameen Cohen, deported in July, according to a ruling made public this week. Yousefijam pleaded guilty in the U.S. in 2021 to helping his brother’s criminal network illegally export dual-use materials to Iran. Immigration officials found he played a critical role in the operation but did not establish that he remained a national security threat. He remains in Canada while considering his legal options. Jewish advocacy groups are urging Ottawa to accelerate the removal of Iranian regime officials.

Watch in the app All of Jewish News 24's statuses

More from Jewish News 24