An Alberta judge considered the potential immigration consequences, including possible deportation, in sentencing a woman from India convicted of stealing from her employer. Ravneet Kaur, 26, who is a permanent resident of Canada, pled guilty to stealing products of a combined value of more than $7,000 from Walmart, where she was employed. The theft occurred in multiple incidents over a five-week period from Jan. 25 to March 1, 2024. Justice James J. Ogle handed Kaur a five-and-a-half-month conditional sentence of imprisonment, saying he took into account factors including her guilty plea, absence of any prior record, arrangements for full restitution, and risk of deportation. Kaur, who came to Canada on a student visa at 17, gained permanent residence in 2024. She has worked in the past in Canada in several different retail store positions, and is currently employed as security staff in a warehouse—a job she started after being fired from Walmart.