Indin family deported from Canada after asylum claim fails: 'When Canada needed Harish, he was essential'

Family of Harish, Indian truck driver in Canada's Quebec, is deported to India as their asulym claim was rejected. An Indian family that spent eight years building a life in Quebec has returned to India after Canadian authorities rejected its refugee claim and their attempt to remain in the country on humanitarian grounds.The Kumar family -- Harish Kumar, his wife Sonika, and their two childrenm Goulash and Japesh -- arrived in Canada in April 2018 and sought asylum after Harish Kumar said he had left India because he believed his life was at risk. After years of legal proceedings, the family was ordered to leave Canada and boarded a flight to India on September 7.For Kumar’s two sons, the removal has meant leaving behind the only home they remember.“I grew up here,” 14-year-old Japesh Kumar told CTV News before the family’s departure. “I have friends here ... in India, I have nothing.”His 12-year-old brother, Gouresh, also spent most of his childhood in Quebec and now faces the prospect of starting over in a country he barely knows.The family was informed on August 4 that its refugee claim had been refused and that it would have to leave Canada by September 7. Kumar said his wife ...