Border Crossers

• Crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is not over, says top Border Patrol official

  "We will go back, mark the words, we will go back to the crisis level that we had before."

  World

  Oct 29, 2019
  
• Irregular border crossings into Canada drop by half since same time last year

  Immigration officials report a decrease in irregular migration by roughly 46 per cent since this time last year.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2019
  
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• Asylum seekers expected to be key issue in 2019 election, especially in Quebec

  The flow of asylum seekers using Roxham Road has slowed slightly, but locals like Susan Heller who live near the country's busiest illegal crossing know that can change in a hurry.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2018
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• ANALYSIS: Trump’s angry, fearful closing argument to voters

  Fear and loathing over immigration won Donald Trump the White House in 2016. That's why Trump is so focused on immigration ahead of Tuesday's mid-term vote, Jackson Proskow says.

  Politics

  Nov 2, 2018
• Trudeau government prioritizing deportation of border-crossers from U.S.: data

  More than 36,000 people have walked into Canada from the United States to file refugee claims since January 2017.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2018
• Ontario MPP Lisa MacLeod slams ‘bully’ Ahmed Hussen as immigration dispute heats up

  MacLeod, who is Ontario's minister responsible for immigration, said Hussen called her "un-Canadian" and tried to intimidate her into ceding to the federal government's line on funding for refugee support services.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2018
• Scheer calls on Trudeau to put a stop to ‘queue jumping’ at Canada-U.S. border

  Scheer has sent a letter to Trudeau asking him to table a plan to immediately stop "queue jumping" by the ongoing influx of illegal border crossers.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2018
• Conservatives accuse Goodale of ‘hiding’ the number of deported asylum seekers

  Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale was accused on Tuesday of "hiding" the number of people who have been removed from Canada after crossing the border irregularly.

  Politics

  May 29, 2018
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• Pamphlets circulating in Plattsburgh, NY, offer how-to instructions on border crossing

  The pamphlet is being circulated in bus stations and hotels in Plattsburgh, New York, a city that has become a final jumping-off point for people heading to the border.

  Politics

  May 24, 2018
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• Over 1,600 asylum seekers intercepted at the border in November

  Over 1,600 asylum seekers were intercepted by the RCMP as they crossed the Canada-U.S. border between legal checkpoints in November.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2017