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"The hearing will look at whether they can remain in Canada," board spokeswoman Melissa Anderson told AFP.
The couple claims they are at risk of being murdered by shadowy villains who they charge are killing American celebrities.
"We are requesting asylum from Hollywood Star Whackers," said a note signed by the couple shown to the media by a lawyer after a first hearing on Friday.
"Hollywood is murdering its movie stars for ad sales," Evi Quaid told reporters as she left the hearing. "Heath Ledger was murdered," she alleged.
But Canadian border officials, who say the couple are fugitives from justice, are expected to argue before the independent board that they are not eligible for refugee status and should be deported to face outstanding charges in the United States.
Quaid, 60, who starred in such films as "Brokeback Mountain," "Independence Day" and the National Lampoon series, and his wife claimed refugee status after local police arrested them on October 21, on warrants issued by a US court.
Several American news sites reported the Quaids face charges related to illegally squatting in a US home that they used to own.
Australian actor Ledger died in early 2008 while working on the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" after an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, according to the findings of a coroner's inquest. He had worked with Quaid, the brother of US actor Dennis Quaid, on "Brokeback Mountain."
The Quaids' case could drag on for months or years in the Canadian courts because of Canada's complex refugee system, the right of both sides to appeal any decisions by the board, and a growing backlog of refugee claims, mostly by people from war-torn or troubled countries.
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The couple claims they are at risk of being murdered by shadowy villains who they charge are killing American celebrities.
"We are requesting asylum from Hollywood Star Whackers," said a note signed by the couple shown to the media by a lawyer after a first hearing on Friday.
"Hollywood is murdering its movie stars for ad sales," Evi Quaid told reporters as she left the hearing. "Heath Ledger was murdered," she alleged.
But Canadian border officials, who say the couple are fugitives from justice, are expected to argue before the independent board that they are not eligible for refugee status and should be deported to face outstanding charges in the United States.
Quaid, 60, who starred in such films as "Brokeback Mountain," "Independence Day" and the National Lampoon series, and his wife claimed refugee status after local police arrested them on October 21, on warrants issued by a US court.
Several American news sites reported the Quaids face charges related to illegally squatting in a US home that they used to own.
Australian actor Ledger died in early 2008 while working on the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" after an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, according to the findings of a coroner's inquest. He had worked with Quaid, the brother of US actor Dennis Quaid, on "Brokeback Mountain."
The Quaids' case could drag on for months or years in the Canadian courts because of Canada's complex refugee system, the right of both sides to appeal any decisions by the board, and a growing backlog of refugee claims, mostly by people from war-torn or troubled countries.
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