The inquest into the 2015 death of Abdurahman Hassan in Peterborough was scheduled to begin on Nov. 29.

A mentally ill man finally deported to Jamaica on Wednesday deserves compensation because his five years in immigration detention was inhumane, illegal and violated his rights, his lawyer told an Ontario court.

An unusual challenge to the detention of a man held without charge in immigration custody for five years has been put on hold to see if his deportation to Jamaica goes through next week.