CBC News 

Paralyzed refugee claimant Laibar Singh can stay in Canada for the time being after more than 1,000 people protested his scheduled deportation at Vancouver International Airport's departures terminal Monday morning, blocking traffic and causing delays.

The removal order for Singh has been delayed for "safety and security reasons," Derek Mellon, a spokesman for the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) told CBC News from Ottawa Monday afternoon.

"As to when to enforce the removal order of Mr. Singh, I cannot discuss the details," Mellon said.

Protesters, some holding placards reading "Deportation is death to Singh," blocked the lane to the Vancouver airport departures terminal in support of Singh, who had been scheduled to be deported to India on Monday.