new delhi the government of canada has decided to postpone the deportation of 700 indian students after facing huge protestsmy and lovepreet singhs deportation from canada has been postponed the government has to provide a pathway to permanent residency for us one of the students jaspreet singh saidjaspreet and lovepreet are among the hundreds of students who were facing deportation from canada after being accused by canadian authorities of obtaining visas on the basis of fraudulent admission letters for canadian universitiesread alsothose who cheated students will be punished canadait has also sought that an alternative pathway to permanent status should be provided for those impacted such as the humanitarian and compassionate application process or a broad regularisation programmeactively looking for solution to deportation those who cheated students will be punished canadamumbai a canadian parliamentary committee has called upon the canada border services agency cbsa to immediately stay pending deportation of affected international students this denotes 700 students hailing from punjab who fell victim to fraudulent practice of an immigration agent it has alsopunjabs lovepreet singh was the first to be deported on june 13 followed by a dozen more soon afterstudents not at fault centreindia has been consistently raising the issue with external affairs minister s jaishankar also taking up the matter with his canadian counterpart sources said and noted that canadian authorities have been repeatedly urged to be fair since the students were not at faulton several students receiving a stay order on their deportation notices the sources said it was a result of consistent efforts by the centre urging the canadian government to adopt a humane approachthe sources said most of these students had gone to canada during 201719 after completing their studies some of them obtained work permits while others continue to study in canadaindian officials at the consulate in toronto where most of the students are based have met many of the students canadian authorities were repeatedly urged to be fair and take a humanitarian approach since the students were not at fault a source saidsources said it was also pointed out that there were gaps in the canadian system and a lack of diligence owing to which the students were granted visa and also allowed to enter canadastrict action will be taken canadacanadas immigration minister sean fraser tweeted we are actively pursuing a solution for international students who are facing uncertainty due to having been admitted to canada with fraudulent college admission letters those who have taken advantage of people genuinely hoping to study here will face consequences for their actionshe added innocent victims will be given every opportunity to have their case considered fairly due to the complexity of the situation we remain committed to working with cbsa to determine a fair outcomescores of indian students mainly from punjab hit the roads in canada against possible deportation over allegations of admission on fake offer letters a racket they claim has been spun by travel agents back home0443its unfair to punish students canadians also accept