Published 2 years ago

Border-crossing asylum-seekers hit six-year high in Canada

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Number of asylum-seekers entering Canada between formal border crossings has surged to the highest point since the government started tracking them in 2017. The surge in irregular entries comes as Canada prepares to defend at the Supreme Court the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States. Canada is trying to extend the agreement so it applies across the entire land border.

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Border-crossing asylum seekers hit six-year high in Canada

The number of asylum seekers entering Canada between formal border crossings has surged to the highest point since the government started tracking them in 2017, as dropped pandemic restrictions enable more travel and conflict and catastrophe displace people in many parts of the world.

2 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

Border-crossing asylum-seekers hit six-year high in Canada

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO - The number of asylum-seekers entering Canada between formal border crossings has surged to the highest point since the government started tracking them in 2017, as dropped pandemic restrictions enable more travel and conflict and catastrophe displace people in many parts of the world. In the first eight months of 2022, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Border-crossing asylum-seekers hit six-year high in Canada

TORONTO (Reuters) - The number of asylum-seekers entering Canada between formal border crossings has surged to the highest point since the government started tracking them in 2017, as dropped pandemic restrictions enable more travel and conflict and catastrophe displace people in many parts of the world.

2 years ago·Malaysia

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National Post

Border-crossing asylum-seekers hit six-year high in Canada

TORONTO -- The number of asylum-seekers entering Canada between formal border crossings has surged to the highest point since the government started tracking them in 2017, as dropped pandemic restrictions enable more travel and conflict and catastrophe displace people in many parts of the world. Read More

2 years ago·Canada

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Al Jazeera

Canada sees new high in asylum seeker crossings from US

Asylum seekers are forced to cross border at informal points of entry due to contentious deal between US and Canada.

2 years ago·Qatar

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Japan Today

Border-crossing asylum-seekers hit six-year high in Canada

The number of asylum-seekers entering Canada between formal border crossings has surged to the highest point since the government started tracking them in 2017, as dropped pandemic restrictions enable more travel and conflict and catastrophe displace people in many parts of the world. In the first eight months of 2022,…

2 years ago·Sakado, Japan

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