38-year-old Isaack Kiprotich Tanui is set to be deported from Canada after his asylum claim was denied. Kiprotich Tanui had claimed that he is a member of the LGBTQ+ community and that his life would be in danger if he were to return to Kenya.
However, an asylum hearing on his case determined that there was no merit to his claim and that he had not produced any evidence to show that Kenya was persecuting persons who claim to be members of the LGBTQ+ community.
On 7th January 2025, Tanui received a deportation letter from the Canada Border Services Authority (CBSA) ordering him to depart from the country.
In a petition filed online to block the deportation, Kiprotich Tanui claims that he moved to Canada on May 5th, 2018 with his gay partner.
He alleges that he moved to Canada from Kenya to escape situations that could have resulted in his persecution including death over his alleged sexuality. Shortly after arriving in Canada, their gay relationship ended before they could get a hearing for their asylum claims.
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Tanui says that the CBSA confiscated his Kenyan passport after it was determined that he is ineligible for asylum.
Tanui says that is an athlete by profession but had been working as a forklift operator until September 2024 when his work permit expired. When he applied for a renewal, he was notified in November that the work permit could not be renewed. He filed several other appeals for his refugee claim but these appeals were also denied.
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