Quebec Border Crossing
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Why human smuggling attempts are on the rise on the U.S.-Canada borderAs the numbers of migrants attempting to cross the border between official ports of entry escalate rapidly, experts predict that more and more people will turn to human smuggling.CrimeMay 19, 2023
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Closing Roxham Road won’t stop irregular migrants coming to Canada: TrudeauTrudeau said the only way to “effectively” close the Roxham Road crossing is to renegotiate the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States.PoliticsFeb 22, 2023
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Asylum seekers can use Quebec’s Roxham Road crossing as pandemic ban liftedThe federal government ordered the crossing shut in March 2020 as the pandemic closed the U.S.-Canada border, but as of Sunday the order has been lifted.CanadaNov 23, 2021
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7 sent back to Canada after driving across library lawn to illegally enter U.S.The car was captured on security camera nearly hitting another car as it turned onto a street in the Vermont community, the U.S. Border Patrol said.CanadaJul 9, 2021
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Canadian immigration system ‘not equipped’ to handle influx of irregular migrants: auditor generalThe spring report by the auditor general found the Canadian immigration system has not been able to handle the spike in claims made by an influx of irregular migrants.PoliticsMay 7, 2019
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Ottawa to pay over $400K to Roxham Road residents over irregular border crossingsThe document says eight homes will receive the maximum compensation of $25,000, 15 will receive $10,000, and 22 households in the outermost zone will receive $2,500.CanadaApr 7, 2019
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More than half of Quebec asylum seekers had some kind of ‘legal status’ in U.S. before crossing to CanadaIt is not clear how many of the asylum seekers may have held U.S. permanent residency status versus a soon-to-expire temporary protected status or even a travel visa.CanadaSep 19, 2018
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This week on Focus Montreal: April 7This week on Focus Montreal: Jean-Pierre Fortin discusses the recent uptick in asylum seekers crossing illegally into Canada, a McGill prof explains his unique idea to do away with sandbags during floods, and Great Montrealer Matthew Pearce talks about how the Old Brewery Mission has changed its approach to homelessness.CanadaApr 8, 2018
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Bob Layton editorial: The emperor has no clothesDo you agree with the prime minister when he says our immigration system is working as it should?Aug 24, 2017
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