US-Canada migration deal aims to end walk-around crossings

The immigration deal expected to be announced Friday by U.S.

or Canadian citizenship and are caught within 14 days of crossing will be sent back across the border.

The new policy says that any asylum seekers who lack U.S.

It was set to take effect a minute after midnight Saturday, a quick implementation aimed at avoiding a surge of refugee claimants trying to cross, according to Canadian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the deal before its formal announcement

Mounties warned they’d be arrested, but once on Canadian soil, they were allowed to stay and pursue asylum cases that can take years to resolve. (LaPresse)

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