Workers remove current warning signs at the irregular border crossing at Roxham Road from New York into Canada on Friday, March 24, 2023.
A newly released memo shows federal officials warned the government that expanding a cross-border pact could lead to intensified smuggling and more dangerous crossings. Officials feared the development would also strain RCMP resources as irregular migrants dispersed more widely across the border.Workers remove warning signs at the irregular border crossing at Roxham Road from New York into Canada on March 24, 2023.
The pact has long allowed either country to turn back a prospective refugee who showed up at a land port of entry along the Canada-U.S. border — unless eligible for an exemption — on the basis they must pursue their claim in the country where they first arrived.Months after closure of Quebec's Roxham Road, more asylum seekers arriving by air
"Despite preliminary positive results related to irregular migration volumes, changes to the are expected to change the criminal threat environment and exacerbate existing threats to the Canada-U.S. border," it noted.Illegal border crossings from Manitoba more than tripled in last year, U.S. officials say
Irregular migration through isolated regions puts responding RCMP members' health and safety at risk, the memo added. "These activities also produce challenges on the RCMP's resources as irregular migrants become less concentrated and more dispersed across the Canada-U.S. border." "What's very concerning is it underscores how clearly the government was aware of the dangers that were associated with closing down the border," she said in an interview.
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