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Asylum seekers arriving in record numbers at Montreal’s Trudeau airport
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February 1, 2024
Roxham Road, an unofficial border crossing once popular with asylum seekers, was permanently closed in 2023. But as advocates predicted, they have found another way to enter Canada. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, a record number of asylum seekers are arriving in the country via Montreal’s Trudeau airport.
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Asylum seekers arriving in record numbers at Montreal’s Trudeau airport
Description
February 1, 2024
Roxham Road, an unofficial border crossing once popular with asylum seekers, was permanently closed in 2023. But as advocates predicted, they have found another way to enter Canada. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, a record number of asylum seekers are arriving in the country via Montreal’s Trudeau airport.
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