Dr. Ayo Akenroye Appointed Board Member, Immigration And Refugee Board Of Canada

Renowned Toronto-based criminal defence lawyer and CEO/ founding
partner of Akenroye Law, Ayo Akenroye has been appointed as a Board
Member/Adjudicator (Immigration Judge), Immigration and Refugee
Board of Canada.

Dr. Akenroye will make decisions in admissibility hearings and
detention reviews for foreign nationals or permanent residents
believed to be inadmissible to, or removable from Canada under the
law, or detained by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

The Nigeria-born lawyer received his Bachelor of Laws Degree
from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria in 2007. His Master of
Laws Degree in International Law from the University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Canada in 2011 His Ph.D. in International Criminal Law
from McGill University, Montreal, Canada in 2018.

Called to the Bars of Nigeria, Manitoba, Ontario and Canada, his
extensive professional experience includes a stint with the
Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) where he advised
on international law, international criminal law, peace and
security, democracy and good governance. He was also appointed to
work with the Office of the Prosecutor at the International
Criminal Court – ICC in 2017

Dr. Ayo was also an Adjunct Professor in the Masters in
Development Practice program at the University of Manitoba, Canada
where he taught a course on Poverty and Human Rights. (Read more
about him here and here )

The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) is Canada’s
largest independent administrative tribunal. It is responsible for
making well-reasoned decisions on immigration and refugee matters,
efficiently, fairly and in accordance with the law. The IRB
decides, among other responsibilities, who needs refugee protection
among the thousands of claimants who come to Canada annually.

Culled from Damiadeniyi.com

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