Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 1 S.C.R. 3 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the areas of constitutional law and administrative law. The Court held that under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, in most circumstances the government cannot deport someone to a country where they risk being tortured, however, it was ruled that refugee claimants can be deported to their homelands if they are a serious security risk to Canadian society.
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