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Leon Mugesera: Canada Border Services Agency

Immigration And Refugee Board Dept: The CBSA can confirm that it has arrested and detained Leon Mugesera,'' an agency statement said. All individuals detained by the CBSA will have their detention reviewed by the Immigration and Refugee Board. The first review must be held within 48 hours.'', according to Montreal Gazette. The Rwandan native was granted a one-week reprieve from deportation by a Quebec Superior Court judge this week after he was admitted to hospital, reportedly after suffering a malaise'' just before he was to be deported. His family issued a statement on Thursday saying that he was in critical condition and mONTREAL - Leon Mugesera, alleged to have incited the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has been released from a Quebec City hospital, the Canada Border Services Agency has confirmed. Mugesera's family told The Canadian Press that he has been transferred to an immigration detention centre in Laval. The facility houses people who are awaiting deportation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.