Canadian grandfather held at Alligator Alcatraz returns home following deportation - BNN Bloomberg

Roman Slepcsik has lived in Canada for almost three decades. Federal Court records show he arrived from the Czech Republic in 1997 after fleeing persecution as a Roma man, was recognized as a refugee the following year and became a permanent resident in 1999. He built a life in Canada. Slepcsik worked in Ontario’s construction industry for more than two decades. His wife and two daughters joined him in Canada, his daughters are Canadian citizens and he has grandchildren in Canada.