The number of international students applying for asylum in Canada appeared to shoot up dramatically in 2023, government figures show — and is on track to be even higher this year. It comes after Immigration Minister Marc Miller called the increase an “alarming trend.” Data provided to Global News by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada … Read more
A “growing number” of international students are claiming asylum in order to stay in Canada after being allowed in on student visas, Immigration Minister Marc Miller says, calling it an “alarming trend.” Speaking to Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block, Miller said those claimants are using the international student … Read more
CIUDAD NEZAHUALCOYOTL, Mexico — Last year, the Hernández Pacheco family began to notice a number of Haitians arriving at an apartment across the street from their medical clinic on the outskirts of Mexico City. Their two-story, mint-green office sits on a small street in working class Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl. The Haitians stood out among the tamal … Read more
Border officials are reporting significantly lower numbers of encounters with migrants between ports of entry at the southwest border, weeks after the Biden administration announced an asylum crackdown. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Thursday that preliminary data since the announcement shows a 25 percent decrease in such encounters, but it warned that “migration flows … Read more
(NewsNation) — Migrants are utilizing a loophole in President Joe Biden’s executive action at the southern border, which includes an exception where a migrant could avoid deportation if flights back to their home country are limited. The executive action, which aims to restrict the number of people coming over the southern border, bars migrants from … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada has spent nearly half a billion dollars over the last five years processing asylum claims from people who arrived in the country without a visa, a new report from the parliamentary budget officer has found. The PBO analyzed the cost of processing claims from visa-exempt countries, … Read more
(NewsNation) — A March 21 border riot in El Paso County, Texas, wasn’t the first of its kind but was the “most dramatic” National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd can remember, he told “The Hill.” More than 200 people are facing state charges for allegedly forcing their way through a barrier of outnumbered Texas … Read more
Mexican citizens will once again need a visa to come to Canada after asylum claims from that country have soared in recent years. Immigration Minister Marc Miller made the announcement Thursday morning in Ottawa, saying the change will take effect as of 11:30 p.m. Eastern. “We have seen exponential growth in claims from Mexican nationals particularly in the last year,” … Read more
