Nearly 42,000 asylum seekers have entered Canada from the U.S. between official ports of entry since 2017, and 96% of those have come across at Roxham Road
OTTAWA — The federal government is planning to pay just over $400,000 to residents around a rural Quebec road where an influx of asylum seekers has been crossing the border illegally since 2017.
According to the document, the government has budgeted up to $485,000 for the compensation, in case other eligible households are identified. A spokesperson for Border Security Minister Bill Blair confirmed on Wednesday that the payment process isn’t yet complete. Refugee claimants are entering Canada illegally between border crossings because of a loophole in the Safe Third Country Agreement. The agreement states that asylum seekers must make their refugee claims in whichever country they enter first, Canada or the U.S.
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