29-year-old South Sudanese man arrested for allegedly posing as high school student in Windsor, Ontario
Jonathan Nicola had reportedly been attending Catholic Central High School as a 17-year-old student where he also played for the school’s basketball team.
A 29-year-old man from South Sudan was arrested by Canadian border officials after posing as a high school student in Windsor, Ont.
The Canadian Border Services Agency confirmed that Jonathan Nicola was arrested by CBSA officers for allegedly violating the Immigration Refugee Protection Act.
The Windsor Star reports Nicola arrived in Canada, on a student visa, in November 2015 after fleeing the ongoing civil war in South Sudan. He is believed to be 29 years old and had been attending Catholic Central High School as a 17-year-old student where he also played for the school’s basketball team.
The CBSA says officials noticed the age discrepancy when Nicola applied for a permit to study abroad with a birthday listed as Nov. 25, 1998. When he applied for a visitor visa to the U.S., his fingerprints matched a previous application with a birthday listed as Nov. 1, 1986.
According to a website for the school’s basketball team, a Jonathan Nicola was listed as a junior, 6’9” center.
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