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CBC News What happens when an asylum seeker gets picked up at the border?
One of the first things that happens when an asylum seeker crosses the border is they are taken to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). We explain how the CBSA determines someone’s eligibility to make a refugee claim.
- 2017
- 00:01:44
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/13/2018
News in Review - November 2017 Border Running: Asylum Seekers Head To Canada
Thousands of asylum seekers are fleeing into Canada from the U.S. They left their native countries to escape hardship, poverty, and in some cases war, only to learn that new U.S. immigration policies have made it hard for them to stay. Now they're heading to Canada – using illegal border crossings like Roxham Road. It's a one-way route out of the ...
- 2017
- 00:18:06
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/27/2017
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The Current Ahmed Hussen: From Somali Refugee to Canada's Immigration Minister
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen fled on his own to Canada as a teenage refugee to escape civil war in his native country. The Current's Anna Maria Tremonti sits down with him to discuss his experiences as a refugee, immigration, Canada's relationship with the U.S. and other issues.
- 2017
- 00:24:17
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/04/2017
News in Review - April 2017 Asylum Seekers: A Desperate Journey into Canada
Since the United States announced plans to change their immigration policy, the U.S.-Canadian border has been flooded with asylum seekers. Many undertake what’s called “irregular crossings” — at points that do not have immigration stations. They’re trying to circumvent the Safe Third Country Agreement, which restricts refugees to seeking asylum in the country of their arrival. In the first two ...
- 2017
- 00:17:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/20/2017
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