Posted AT 4:36 AM EST on 14/08/08
Early U.S. war deserter ordered deported
One of the first U.S. army deserters from Iraq to seek refugee status has been ordered deported in a decision that sends the message that the Conservative government isn't going to protect American soldiers who want to stay in Canada, immigration lawyers say.
Jeremy Hinzman, 29, deserted the army in 2004 after learning his unit was to be deployed to Iraq.
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