Canadian government data

Canada sees 'unsustainable' spike in asylum seekers at US border

The number of asylum seekers who illegally crossed the US border into Canada more than tripled in July, 2017, according to Canadian government data, as migrants worried about the US administration's immigration crackdown head north.

August 18, 2017
August 18, 2017

Canada sees 'unsustainable' spike in asylum seekers at US border

The number of asylum seekers who illegally crossed the US border into Canada more than tripled in July, 2017, according to Canadian government data, as migrants worried about the US administration's immigration crackdown head north.