Under the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the U.S., asylum seekers at a formal border crossing traveling in either direction are turned back and told to apply for asylum in the country they first arrived in.

So far, the only private company caring for migrant children held more than 20 per cent of all migrant children in government custody.

Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet discussed cases where asylum seekers had been in Quebec for years, were well-integrated and were selected for permanent resident status by the province -- only to be deported after Ottawa rejected their refugee application.

Mexico is trying to curb a surge of migrants from third countries crossing its territory in order to reach the United States, under the threat of tariffs on its exports by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made tightening border security a priority.

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.

Ontario is proposing to eliminate an enhanced driver's licence that allows people to enter the United States at land and water border crossings without a passport.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says 731 northern border agents from land, sea and airports are in the process of being sent to the U.S.-Mexico border

Residents of the RM of Piney are breathing a sigh of relief after the CBSA says there will be no changes in hours to several border crossings in the area.

Southeastern Manitobans are sounding off after the Canada Border Services Agency announced it would be cutting back hours at several border crossings.

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.