Peace Arch Border Crossing
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Video shows man at Peace Arch crossing making a run for the Canadian borderSgt. Timothy Richardson with the Blaine Police Department told Global News the suspect vehicle, a white Hyundai Santa Fe, was stolen from Seattle.CrimeJun 20, 2023
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Dozens of vehicles with U.S. plates line up at B.C. border as COVID-19 restrictions liftedAs the COVID-19 restrictions lifted at 9 p.m. PT Sunday night, dozens of vehicles were lined up at the Peace Arch border in Surrey ready to cross.CanadaAug 9, 2021
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U.S. agents held hundreds of Iranians at U.S.-Canada border amid rising tensions: docsThe emails reveal 277 people of Iranian heritage were referred for secondary vetting this past January between B.C. and Washington state — more than the 60 originally estimated.Nov 19, 2020
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U.S. customs admitted ‘breach of protocol’ in targeting Iranian travellers: congresswomanCBP has previously denied that there were any directives issued to deny entry to the U.S, but wouldn't confirm whether a directive to question and detain certain travellers existed.Feb 4, 2020
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Leaked memo ordered U.S. border officials to question travellers with links to Iran: lawyerThe memo directs officers to ask individuals with military connections about their religious affiliations, to determine whether they are members of the Quds special unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.Jan 30, 2020
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‘Extreme vetting’ of Iranians crossing Canada-U.S. border was local directive: CBP whistleblowerA Blaine, Wash.-area lawyer says he was contacted by a Customs and Border Protection officer who alleges the detention of Iranian-born travellers was directed by their managers.CanadaJan 23, 2020
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U.S. to investigate allegations Iranian-American travellers detained at B.C. border crossingUp to 100 Iranian-born travellers, including Canadian and U.S. citizens, were allegedly detained at British Columbia's Peace Arch border crossing over the weekend.Jan 9, 2020
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‘We are tourists, not terrorists’: Iranian-Canadian speaks out after detention at U.S. borderWashington state Governor Jay Inslee issued a statement Monday saying U.S. border officials' denial they were detaining Iranian-born people was "not credible."Jan 6, 2020
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Iranians held up at U.S.-Canadian border amid escalating political tensions, group says"Those detained reported that their passports were confiscated and they were questioned about their political views and allegiances," the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said.CanadaJan 5, 2020
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1 person dead, 1 in hospital, Peace Arch border crossing closed due to fiery collisionAll traffic is being re-routed to the Pacific Highway border crossing.May 2, 2019
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