Illegal Migrants

• Atlantic provinces begin to welcome Roxham Road asylum seekers

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa would help the Atlantic provinces that welcome migrants entering Canada through illegal ports of entry, including Roxham Road in Quebec.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2023
  
• Militia member arrested for posing as Border Patrol agent in New Mexico

  The militia group has been accused of illegally detaining migrants at gunpoint near the U.S. border with Mexico.

  World

  Jun 24, 2019
  
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• Children facing neglect at migrant detention facility in Texas, attorneys say

  Lawyers warn that kids are taking care of kids, and there’s inadequate food, water and sanitation for the 250 children at the Border Patrol station.

  World

  Jun 21, 2019
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• Trump sending troops to the border will cost U.S. taxpayers $210 million, Pentagon says

  U.S. President Donald Trump cost American taxpayers $210 million by sending thousands of troops to guard the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon says.

  World

  Nov 21, 2018
• ANALYSIS: What caravan? Donald Trump has already forgotten about the crisis he created

  During the mid-terms, Donald Trump repeatedly warned voters about the approaching migrant caravan. Since the vote, he's barely said a word about it, Jackson Proskow explains.

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2018
• Cabinet shuffle! Borders! Election!

  The appointment of former Toronto police chief Bill Blair to cabinet show the federal government sees asylum seekers as a 2019 election issue, Supriya Dwivedi says.

  Commentary

  Jul 19, 2018
• Trump says migrants should be ‘stopped at border.’ Meanwhile, thousands enter Canada from U.S.

  Here's a look at the human rights implications of refusing entry to irregular migrants.

  Politics

  Jun 25, 2018
• Majority of illegal migrants to Canada in 2018 are Nigerians with U.S. travel visas

  Canadian officials in Nigeria are working with the U.S. on developing tools to flag Nigerians applying for U.S. visas who may be at "high risk" of crossing illegally into Canada across the U.S. border.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2018
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• As illegal immigration continues to spike, Conservatives urge crack down

  The Conservatives are doubling down on their call for the Liberals to crack down and put an end to the flow.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2018
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• Canada ramping up deportations of asylum seekers, government data shows

  Overall, 5,529 people have been deported as of Tuesday Aug. 22, compared to 7,357 for all of 2016, the data shows.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2017