Suspect in Canada Terror Attack Had Been Ordered to Leave U.S.br He said that a removal order in the United States did not necessarily prohibit people from entering Canada, and added of Mr. Sharifbr that "there was no information that would have raised any red flags when he entered Canada." Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has expanded Canada’s efforts to allow the entry of refugees since taking office, said the government would review its procedures.br "But the priority is always making sure that we’re defending the values and rights of Canadians while keeping our communities safe." The country’s immigration minister, Ahmed Hussen, told reporters in Brampton, Ontario,br that the decision to give Mr. Sharif refugee status had been made by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, a quasi-judicial body that operates at arm’s length from the government.br 4, 2017br OTTAWA — A Somali man suspected of carrying out what was called a terrorist attack in Alberta last weekend came to Canadabr and was declared a refugee after being ordered expelled from the United States several years ago, officials said on Wednesday.br The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement service saidbr that it detained Mr. Sharif in July 2011 in California after he was found near the Mexican border without documentation, and that a judge in September of that year ordered him returned to Somalia.br Scott Bardsley, a spokesman for Ralph Goodale, Canada’s public safety minister, saidbr that Mr. Sharif had applied for asylum as a refugee at a Canadian border crossing in 2012 and was granted the status that year.br Normally, people making refugee claims after entering Canada from the United States are turned back under an agreement between the two countries.br He faces five counts of attempted murder, five counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle,br one count of criminal flight causing bodily harm and one count of possession of a weapon.