RCMP crossing into Canada from the U.S. in May, despite the shutdown of the border.That’s up from just six who were stopped in April, the first full month the border was closed to nearly everything but essential travel in a bid by the two countries to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Lifting Canada’s border closure still too risky, Trudeau says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says 1,390 people in total filed for asylum in Canada in May, and 1,570 did so in April.Since 2017, nearly 57,000 people have crossed the border between Canada and the U.S.
using unofficial entry points so they are able to file for asylum. Canada-U.S. border shutdown extended to July 21 The vast majority arrived in Quebec, and as they’ve awaited a decision.