Illegal Border Crossers
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‘Illegal’ or ‘irregular’? Debate about asylum-seekers needs to stop, experts warnAs politicians continue to argue over how to handle asylum seekers at Canada's southern border, lawyers and human rights experts are urging everyone to stop using the word 'illegal' to describe possible refugees.CanadaJul 26, 2018
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Immigration committee to hold emergency meetings on border crossingsThe House of Commons immigration committee will meet at least two more times before Aug. 3 to study the issue of asylum seekers crossing the border.CanadaJul 16, 2018
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Number of irregular border crossings plunges again between May and JuneFor the second month in a row, the number of people crossing the Canada- U.S. border between legal checkpoints has dropped significantly.CanadaJul 13, 2018
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Tories, NDP call for emergency meeting on asylum seekersParliament Hill's two main opposition parties are requesting an emergency committee meeting to discuss the issue of asylum seekers.CanadaJul 11, 2018
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Feds have spent over $5.7M on border shelter, security, humanitarian aidOttawa has spent over $5.7 million to ensure that asylum seekers have adequate food, shelter and medical care.CanadaJun 19, 2018
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Irregular border crossings drop, while Romanian asylum claims soarThe number of people crossing the Canada-U.S. border irregularly seems to be falling, but Ottawa is now dealing with a spike in asylum claims from Romania.CanadaMay 31, 2018
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‘We do not appreciate or welcome irregular migration’: HussenMore than 7,600 people crossed the Canada-U.S. border irregularly between Jan. 1 and April 30.CanadaMay 27, 2018
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Quebec has received 96 per cent of illegal border crossings so far in 2018Almost 96 per cent of asylum seekers who have crossed illegally into Canada so far in 2018 have done so through the Quebec border.PoliticsMay 14, 2018
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Over 26,000 people have crossed the border illegally since last year, but only 1% have been removedOver 90 per cent of the people who crossed the Canada-U.S. border irregularly last year will not be permitted to stay, a federal minister confirmed on Monday.CanadaMay 7, 2018
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Opposition motion calls for action to stop flow of illegal border crossings into CanadaConcerns were raised last week by the Quebec government over the mounting pressures caused by the tens of thousands of asylum seekers pouring into the province.PoliticsApr 24, 2018
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