Web Posted | Nov 29 2004 07:08 AM EST

Palestinian to be deported, brother stays

MONTREAL - Dozens of demonstrators marched outside a Montreal immigration detention centre Sunday to protest the deportation of a refugee claimant.

Ahmad Naffa, 24, a Palestinian who grew up in a Lebanese refugee centre, is to be deported.

He's been living illegally in Montreal for the past three years.

However, his brother Mohamed, 26, who arrived in Canada from Sweden on a forged passport two years ago, has been allowed to stay.

The protesters say Ottawa needs to come up with a coherent policy on Palestinian refugees.

The brothers grew up in the same refuge camp.

Ahmad, now in an immigration detention centre, says he doesn't understand why his brother can stay and he has to go back to Lebanon .

Federal Immigration Minister Judy Sgro will be asked Monday to prevent the deportation.