[PHOTO: Mohamed Harkat wipes away tears on Friday. A Federal Court ruled this week there are reasonable grounds to believe the Algerian-born Ottawa resident remains a threat to national security.] Mohamed Harkat and his family say they will fight "to the end" a Federal Court ruling that there are reasonable grounds to believe he remains a threat to national security. Mohamed Harkat wipes away tears on Friday. A Federal Court ruled this week there are reasonable grounds to believe the Algerian-born Ottawa resident remains a threat to national security.Mohamed Harkat wipes away tears on Friday. A Federal Court ruled this week there are reasonable grounds to believe the Algerian-born Ottawa resident remains a threat to national security. (CBC) Thursday's ruling by Justice Simon Noel opens the door for the deportation of Harkat, who was arrested after Canada's spy agency, CSIS, alleged he was a sleeper agent for al-Qaeda. On Friday, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said he was frustrated by the court process, suggesting it needs streamlining. He said he would like to remove terrorists as quickly as possible from Canada. During a news conference earlier Friday with supporters and his wife Sophie, Harkat insisted his life is in danger if he is returned to his native country of Algeria now that the court has "put a stamp on my face [that] says 'terror.'" Harkat, who has been living in Ottawa under virtual house arrest since 2002 due to a security certificate, again declared his innocence and said he feels "sick inside" after the ruling.

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