Miller also forecast a broader offensive against so-called ``sanctuary'' jurisdictions that limit co-operation with federal immigration authorities.

Kenneth was pulled from the plane that was to deport him to Cameroon, but his future remains uncertain.

The Lebanese community in Fredericton is rallying to collect donations to aid the estimated 300,000 people left homeless.

The changes, outlined in 150 pages of legalese, aim to redefine how people qualify for asylum and similar forms of protection to prevent them from being persecuted or tortured if sent home.

Meanwhile, the Greek government's decision to transfer migrants from the overcrowded eastern Aegean islands to the mainland was met with some resistance.

Since February 2017, about 45,000 people have requested asylum in Canada after entering the country between formal border crossings.

The group offered shelter and other help for a few weeks to Snowden in 2013, who is wanted in the United States for leaking classified documents from the National Security Agency that exposed the scope of massive American government surveillance operations.

Mexico has offered refugees the possibility of obtaining work and residency permits to stay in southern Mexico, far from the U.S. border. But those asylum permits are slow-coming.

Mexico's asylum agency has been overwhelmed with applicants after many abandoned plans to migrate to the United States.

The Canadian government has announced it will provide $250 million to Quebec to help with costs related to help resettle and provide support to refugees and asylum seekers.