We the undersigned,draw the attention of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to revoke the deportation orders against Laiber Singh.

Mr. Singh came to Canada in 2003 and his refugee claim of persecution at the hands of state police has been rejected based mostly on minor inconsistencies. Mr. Singh worked as a labourer, doing one of the many low-wage jobs. Unfortunately, Mr. Singh's life suddenly and irreversibly changed when he suffered a cerebral aneurysm in June of 2006. Paraplegic, unable to feed or clean himself, suffering from severe renal impairment, Mr. Singh spent months at the Vancouver General Hospital and had also been at the George Pearson Centre receiving 24-hour care.

In July 2007, Mr. Singh took sanctuary at the Abbotsford Sahib Kalgidhar Darbar Gurudwara. While in sanctuary, his health deteriorated rapidly and he had to be admitted to the hospital. On August 13th, Abbotsford police and Canadian Border Services Agency arrested him and detained him despite his extremely fragile state of health. Thanks to the on-going support Mr. Singh received from a wide spectrum of supporters, he was granted a sixty-day stay of deportation on August 20th, 2007 and subsequently released from custody. But till today, he continues to face the threat of deportation. We as members from the South Asian community are concerned that deporting Mr. Singh in such fragile condition would prevent him from accessing proper health care services that are available in Canada. Due to his kidney failure he requires Dialysis three times a week and there are no affordable facilities in India; sending him to India in such a condition would mean death for him. We ask the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to allow Mr. Laiber Singh to remain in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds and ensure that his medical needs are met.

Yours truly,

Thank you for your support.

Noor Din, Executive Director, Human Endeavour

Meenu Sikand, Board Member, Human Endeavour