Category: border crossing

Police Move in to Clear Blockade at Canada-US Border Crossing Bridge in Windsor

WINDSOR, Ont.—Police are moving in to clear the blockade at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ont., on Feb. 12. “The Windsor Police & its policing partners have commenced enforcement at and near the Ambassador Bridge. We urge all demonstrators to act lawfully & peacefully,” Windsor Police said in a tweet on the morning…


Protesters Block Emerson Border Crossing in Manitoba

A vehicle convoy has blocked a major Canada-U.S. border crossing in Manitoba as demonstrators protest in solidarity with the Freedom Convoy truckers in Ottawa. “A demonstration involving a large number of vehicles and farm equipment is blocking the Emerson Port of Entry,” Manitoba RCMP said in a post on Twitter on Feb. 10. Both northbound…


Canadian Convoy Protesters Block US Border Crossing in Manitoba

A vehicle convoy has blocked a major Canada-U.S. border crossing in Manitoba as demonstrators protest in solidarity with the Freedom Convoy truckers in Ottawa. “A demonstration involving a large number of vehicles and farm equipment is blocking the Emerson Port of Entry,” Manitoba RCMP said in a post on Twitter on Feb. 10. Both northbound…


Four Freeze to Death in Canada Near US Border; Smuggler Role Possible

Four people, including a baby, froze to death in a wind-swept remote part of Canada very close to the U.S. border and human smugglers may have played a role in the tragedy, police said on Thursday. Police in the province of Manitoba found the bodies near the small farming community of Emerson after U.S. counterparts…


US Charges Man With Human Smuggling After 4 Freeze to Death Near Canada Border

U.S. authorities on Thursday charged a man with human smuggling of Indian nationals from Canada, the day after four people including a baby were found frozen to death in a remote part of Canada close to the Minnesota border. The U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota said 47-year-old Steve Shand had been arrested just south of…


Illegal Border Crossings Continue to Spike, as Do COVID-19 Cases

Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings reported that his sector at the Texas-Mexico border alone took into custody more than 15,000 illegal immigrants in one week, the most so far this year. In the same sector, agents saw a 900% increase in those being detained who tested positive for the coronavirus. “Even…


UK ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over 12 Hong Kong Activists on Trial in China

The UK is “deeply concerned” over the fate of 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who were secretly put on trial in China’s Shenzhen city, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday. “We are deeply concerned that members of the Shenzhen 12 were tried in secret today, having been given just three days’ notice of their…