Dennis Rivera : Deported From Canada, Murdered In Honduras

Dennis Rivera, a refugee claimant who in 2006 was deported by Canada to the United States then deported back to Honduras, after which he was murdered, might have been accepted under Canada's pre-2002 immigration law.
Under the current Immigration Act, only a single member of the Immigration and Refugee Board decides, at a hearing, whether a refugee will be accepted or deported. Previously, two IRB members voted on a refugee, and if one member's decision was favourable, the person was accepted. This change has led to fewer refugees being accepted. Furthermore, the federal government refuses to allow rejected refugees to appeal, as stipulated by the 2002 act. This means that an appeal is possible on;y if allowed by a federal appeals court.
It is clear that Canada's refugee-acceptance system is now structured to be far more of a refugee-rejection system.

Source : Grace Moore, Refugee Research Project