CALGARY – Two men living in Calgary were deported from Canada earlier this week, including one man who served prison time for assault convictions.
Salomon Villela Mejia, 26, had been in the custody of the Canada Border Services Agency since January, 2009, after serving a prison sentence for earlier convictions of sexual assault and assault causing bodily harm. He was ordered detained until his removal from Canada on Wednesday because he was deemed to be a danger to public, said Lisa White, a border services spokeswoman.
The other deportee, Asonmwonriri Obasogie, 37, had been in Canada without authorization. He was was taken into custody in September, 2009, and detained as a flight risk until his removal on Monday, White said.
In both cases, the men were barred from returning to Canada. “I cannot disclose the countries to which they were removed to because of privacy,” White added.
This brings to 10 the number of people in Calgary who have been deported this year.
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