OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has ordered that a self-described hitman associated with a Mexican drug cartel remain in custody, throwing out a refugee board member’s ruling that he be released pending his asylum case.

Justice Julie Blackhawk says the application for release must be reconsidered by a different board member than the original one whose reasoning she found “unintelligible.”

The judge found it "impossible to reconcile" the ruling that the man posed a low danger, with his admissions that he was a cartel hitman.{ai:summary}<p>A Federal Court judge in Ottawa has ruled that a self-identified hitman linked to a Mexican drug cartel must stay in custody, rejecting a previous decision by a refugee board member to release him during his asylum process. The judge ordered that the case be reviewed by a different board member. #crime</p>

Judge overturns refugee board order to free self-professed hitman seeking asylum

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