A pact with the United States to control the flow of asylum seekers across the shared border is constitutional, Canada’s highest courtruled in a unanimous decision Friday. The Safe Third Country Agreement, which came into effect in 2004, recognizes Canada and the U.S. as safe places for potential refugees to seek protection. Under the agreement,…
Canada and US Signed Deal to Close Roxham Road a Year Before Announcement: Document
March 27, 2023
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Despite Canada and the United States announcing details of the new Safe Third Country Agreement on March 24 during U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to Ottawa, the details of the agreement were initialed nearly one year ago, according to U.S. government documents. As of March 25, asylum-seekers at unofficial border crossing points between the two countries will…
US, Canada Reach Deal on Limiting Illegal Immigration at Northern Border
March 24, 2023
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OTTAWA, Canada–The U.S.-Canada border was a widely discussed topic as President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got together for bilateral meetings in Ottawa, and Biden addressed the Canadian Parliament before the two leaders held a joint press conference on a busy March 24. The two countries share a 5,525-mile-long border, Biden noted….
US, Canada Reach Deal on Turning Back Migrants at Illegal Border Crossings
March 24, 2023
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The U.S.-Canada border was a widely discussed topic as President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got together for bilateral meetings in Ottawa, and Biden addressed the Canadian Parliament before the two leaders held a joint press conference on a busy March 24. The two leaders announced that starting on 12:01 a.m. on…
Trudeau, Biden Could Agree to End ‘Loophole’ in Safe Third Country Agreement: Source
Canada and the United States are negotiating a deal that could designate all 8,900 kilometres of their shared border as an official crossing under the Safe Third Country Agreement. A Canadian government official with knowledge of the talks says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden will discuss the issue when they meet in…
Trudeau Responds to Poilievre’s Call to Close Roxham Road Border Crossing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today responded to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s call for Ottawa to close the Roxham Road unofficial border crossing within 30 days, saying that the action would not reduce the high number of asylum-seekers entering Canada. “Could somebody put up barricades and a big wall?” Trudeau said while speaking to reporters on…
Closing Roxham Road Won’t Stop Asylum-Seekers From Entering Canada, Trudeau Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today responded to recent calls for Ottawa to close the Roxham Road unofficial border crossing, saying that the action would not reduce the high number of asylum-seekers entering Canada. “For years we have been focused on closing Roxham Road. The challenge is not to say ‘oh, we should close it’—the challenge…
Canadian Judge Denies Refugee Status to Three U.S. Citizens, One Wanted for Alleged Child Abduction
A federal judge has denied three U.S. citizens refugee status in Canada in a case that spent six years on appeal. “There is a heavy burden on a party who is attempting to rebut the presumption the United States is capable of protecting them,” Justice Ann Marie McDonald of the Federal Court wrote in documents…
Canadian Judge Denies Refugee Status to Three US Citizens, One Wanted for Alleged Child Abduction
A federal judge has denied three U.S. citizens refugee status in Canada in a case that spent six years on appeal. “There is a heavy burden on a party who is attempting to rebut the presumption the United States is capable of protecting them,” Justice Ann Marie McDonald of the Federal Court wrote in documents…
Canada Set to Defend Refugee Pact With United States in Appeal Hearing
February 23, 2021
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OTTAWA—The Canadian government is set to tell a Federal Court of Appeal hearing today a refugee pact between Ottawa and Washington does not violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Canada’s lawyers argue the Federal Court misinterpreted the law when it declared in July that the Safe Third Country Agreement breaches constitutional guarantees of life,…
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