The Canadian government is appealing a January federal court order to repatriate four Canadian men held in Syria on suspected ties to the Islamic State, according to a notice of appeal filed on Friday.
The government argues the court erred in, among other things, finding the government has a positive obligation to take steps to facilitate the detained Canadians' return to Canada.
"The federal court "has effectively created a right to be returned," the government's notice of appeal reads.
