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The second appraisal of Mr. Huntley’s claim by the IRB came to a different conclusion: He was deemed not to be a person in need of protection.

It was Mr. Huntley’s appeal of that decision that was dismissed this week.

“We are pleased that the Federal Court has agreed with the government’s position in this case,” said Sonia Lesage, a spokeswoman for Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

“Mr. Huntley has been found not to be in need of Canada’s protection. He should respect our immigration laws and leave Canada.”

Mr. Huntley came to Canada in July 2004 on a five-month work visa. When it expired, he returned to South Africa and successfully reapplied for a second temporary visa. He returned to work in Canada in June 2005 and repeatedly renewed his temporary visa until he was no longer allowed to. His last work permit expired on Dec. 31, 2006, but he remained in Canada and then, in April 2008, he made his bid for refugee asylum.

He claimed protection on the grounds of persecution because of his race and his political opinion, saying his life is at risk if he returned because of violence and prejudice against whites in his homeland.

In his Personal Information Form, Mr. Huntley said he was assaulted and stabbed at least six times since he was a teenager, each time by black South Africans. He was subjected to racial slurs during the attacks, he said.

He said he knows of other white citizens similarly attacked. His white family members in the Roodepoort district of Johannesburg hire private security to accompany them if travelling at night, he said.