Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette said 380 people crossed the border via Roxham Rd. on Saturday and Sunday. Only eight stayed in Quebec.
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“We are obviously very happy because it shows we can get results. I don’t have specifics on the logistics of the situation. We hope this situation is maintained and this will be the new approach towards border management.”Article content Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that his government is working to modernize the Safe Third Country Agreement in order to “reduce these irregular passages and promote legal immigration,” but in the meantime the number of crossings continues to grow.Under the Safe Third Country Agreement, asylum seekers are bound to seek the protection of the first safe country they enter — either Canada or the United States — but the rules only apply to official border crossings.
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