A man accused of wanting to blow up the U.S. consulate and other buildings in Toronto’s financial district will remain in custody for another month, pending a deportation hearing.

Jahanzeb Malik, a Pakistani-born permanent resident, has been kept at a Lindsay, Ont., jail since March 9 following a Canada Border Services Agency investigation.

A representative for his lawyer, Anser Farooq, made no submissions Monday to Immigration and Refugee Board member Iris Kohler, who was reviewing Malik’s detention.

None of the allegations against Malik has been proven in court. Farooq has said that Malik, a 33-year-old father, will be contesting his inadmissibility to remain in the country. He is demanding that the government try his client in a courtroom.

Kohler said Monday she was given no reasons to end Malik’s detention, saying she agreed with the decision made by colleague Marilou Funston last Wednesday at another review hearing for Malik.

“I am in agreement with member Funston that you, on a balance of probabilities, pose a flight risk, a danger to the public, and should be detained for security reasons while the minister continues their investigation into their concerns of inadmissibility on security concerns,” she said.

Malik quietly watched the proceedings from jail. Bearded and clad in an orange prison jumpsuit, Malik shook his head when Kohler reminded him of the allegations against him. The government has also alleged that Malik is a self-proclaimed supporter of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State group, who wanted to film his attacks to encourage others.

She set his next detention review hearing for April 14, when she said she expects the federal government will present a full report on Malik’s inadmissibility to Canada. She said she did not “anticipate” that his detention would be lengthy.

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