Canadas Border Services Agency: Richard Jerman

Richard Jerman: Richard Jerman, 60, who has four children and 14 grandchildren, was taken from the First Nations reserve on Penelakut Island, about five kilometres from Chemainus, without notice on Wednesday. He has lived on the island, formerly called Kuper Island, for 37 years. , according to Times Colonist. Jerman was instead released on a $500 bond and issued an exclusion order the lowest level removal order, Golden said. He expects Jerman will likely be allowed to stay on Penelakut Island for now giving the family time to put together an application for permanent residency in Canada and the government time to properly assess the information. A U.S.-born father and grandfather taken from his Penelakut Island home by Canadas Border Services Agency was released by immigration officials Friday on a $500 bond. Immigration lawyer Peter Golden said a scheduled detention review hearing at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada in Vancouver didnt take place. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.