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Montreal family fighting deportation to Nigeria can stay for now, advocates saySince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Adegboye and her husband have worked as orderlies providing health care to vulnerable patients.CanadaApr 2
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A Nigerian family says they face ‘persecution’ if deported. They’re pleading to stayDeborah Adegboye says she, her husband and first child were fleeing religious persecution in their home country when they entered Canada as asylum-seekers via Roxham Road.CanadaMar 29
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Quebec says there are still too many asylum seekers entering the provinceChristine Frechette told reporters Thursday hat the federal government needs to do more to distribute would-be refugees across the country.CanadaNov 2, 2023
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Canada to deport Montreal man facing death sentence in EgyptGouda, a retired obstetrician,has been ordered to return to Egypt by Nov. 1, despite claims that he will be persecuted and killed in that country.CanadaOct 30, 2023
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Canada to welcome 11,000 migrants from the Americas starting this fall: ministerIn March this year, Canada had promised it would welcome 15,000 migrants from the western hemisphere. Two days later, the unofficial border crossing at Roxham Road was closed.CanadaOct 10, 2023
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Roxham Road: RCMP tear down last building at unofficial border crossingThe unofficial crossing was shut down in late March after the U.S. and Canada closed a long-standing loophole in the 2004 Safe Third Country Agreement.CanadaSep 25, 2023
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Housing crisis affecting Montreal North shelter for asylum seekersKicha Estimé, who operates La Traverse, says now she has to turn away between five and 10 asylum seekers every day, and hers is the only shelter of its kind in Montreal North.CanadaAug 24, 2023
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Months after closure of Quebec’s Roxham Road, more asylum seekers arriving by airThe number of people claiming asylum in Canada dropped sharply after its closure in March. The numbers have since been climbing back up with an increase in arrivals at airports.CanadaAug 11, 2023
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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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Inside Canada’s most popular people smuggling route: ‘This is my job’At the U.S.-Canada border near the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne, human smugglers help migrants cross the river in search of a better life. One smuggler tells us how.CrimeMay 18, 2023
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