Some judges have been keeping sentences below the minimum over residency concerns

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A recent concern in Canada has been judges keeping sentences for criminals below the minimum because it would impact their opportunity to apply for resident status.

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A 2013 Supreme Court ruling said that in sentencing a non-citizen, a judge can use an offender’s immigration status when considering what sentence to impose.

Recently, several cases have arisen where the defence has argued for a reduced sentence to protect the immigration status of an offender.
In addition to that issue is whether those who have come to this country illegally are more likely to commit a crime than those who came legally or those who were born here.

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