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The Immigration and Refugee Board has issued a deportation order against a man whose murder charge was dropped last week because a judge ruled it took too long to bring him to trial. But it could be years before Sivaloganathan Thanabalasingham is returned to his native Sri Lanka because of a lengthy appeal process.

During a hearing at the IRB on Monday, board member Dianne Tordorf issued the removal order against Thanabalasingham, 31, because he had been convicted of assaulting his wife on three occasions between December 2011 and May 2012.

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Tordorf also ruled that Thanabalasingham would remain detained at least until a second detention review on Thursday.

His brother testified that if Thanabalasingham were released, pending an appeal of the deportation order, he could live with him and his family. The brother offered to put up $5,000 cash and a $50,000 bond on his house, but Tordorf said she wanted to make sure that Thanabalasingham’s sister-in-law agrees with those conditions.