Critics, refugee advocates call on Liberals to clarify status of Safe Third Country Agreement talks

Reports alleging U.S. officials are facilitating migrant travel from New York City to near Roxham Road show the political climate in regards to immigrants has drastically changed since the agreement was signed in 2002, says University of Ottawa Professor Jamie Chai Yun Liew.

The Canada Border Services Agency says it expects an additional 70,000 asylum claimants to enter Quebec through Roxham Road in 2023.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY STUART BENSON

March 1, 2023

In the face of pressure to shut down a controversial unofficial border crossing in Quebec, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not have as clear a path to ebbing the flow of migrants as his political opponents may like, says a law professor.

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