Number of migrants claiming refugee status at border rose to 7,000 last year. 1,400 have claimed asylum in Quebec since November, more than all of 2015. Migrants are crossing illegally into Canada to avoid being sent back to the US. 452 refugee claims were made in the region last month - more than triple the number compared to last year.
Thousands of refugees are fleeing America and traveling to Canada in the wake of Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
The number of migrants claiming refugee status at the Canadian-US border rose to over 7,000 last year, up from 4,300 in the previous year.
More than 1,400 people have claimed asylum at the border with Quebec since November alone - more than the whole of 2015.
Thousands of refugees are fleeing America and traveling to Canada in the wake of Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. One man claiming to be from Turkey is arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Quebec after trying to cross the border
He tried to cross into Canada with a woman believed to be his girlfriend on Thursday. In the past month hundreds have crossed land into Quebec in a bid to get asylum
The unidentified woman was also taken into custody by police guarding the border. More than 1,400 people have claimed asylum at the border with Quebec since November alone - more than the whole of 2015
The latest figures suggest the rise is set to continue, with 452 refugee claims made in the region last month - more than triple the number compared to last year.
Migrants are crossing illegally into Canada before seeking asylum, in order to get round the Safe Third Country Agreement introduced in 2004.
Under the agreement, refugees are sent back to the US if they make claims at official checkpoints, as the majority must claim asylum in the first country they arrive in.
The spike in the number of people illegally crossing into Canada has been put down to Trump's crackdown on immigration.
SOURCE: Daily Mail
