International student in Canada on expired permit allowed to stay despite attempted auto theft

An international student who was kicked out of college but remained in Canada on an expired student permit has been allowed to stay in the country after it was determined that, although he had participated in a crime, it was not an organized crime and he was merely “a dupe.”

The case, which was heard earlier this year, involved a man who came to Canada from India on a study permit in 2022 when he was 21 years old.

“He was enrolled in a college but after two semesters ended up homeless...