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Descrease article font size Increase article font size United States officials say at least seven of the nine men caught crossing the border this week from southeast Manitoba are Mexican citizens. RCMP were first alerted to the group when one of them called 911 early Tuesday suffering from the cold weather. The …
Read More »Family of Indian migrants who died in Quebec shocked by river crossing attempt
An Indian national who died with his family last week when a boat capsized in the St. Lawrence River during an attempt to enter the United States was “mortally afraid of water,” says his cousin. Pravinbhai Chaudhari, 49, was found in a marshy area in Akwesasne, Que., with his wife …
Read More »Search suspended for man linked to dead migrants, Akwesasne police say efforts exhausted
Police say they believe they have exhausted search efforts on the water for 30-year-old Casey Oakes and are set to resume normal patrol operations. News Source link
Read More »Missing Akwesasne man tied to migrants found dead in St. Lawrence River, police say
Authorities investigating the disappearance of an Akwesasne man whose boat was found near the bodies of eight migrants pulled from the St. Lawrence River last week are confirming he is connected to the case. In a statement, Akwesasne Mohawk police say Casey Oakes is linked to the discovery on Thursday …
Read More »Ontario mayors seek help, clarity from Ottawa to support Roxham Road asylum seekers
The mayors of three Ontario cities are calling on the federal government to help them support asylum seekers being transferred to their communities after entering the country through an unofficial border crossing in Quebec. The leaders of Niagara Falls, Cornwall and Windsor say local supports are being stretched to capacity …
Read More »Niagara sees ‘surge’ in demand for services as Quebec migrants transferred to Ontario
A community group in Ontario’s Niagara region says it was already dealing with a tripling of requests for assistance from asylum seekers before Ottawa recently began transferring more migrants to the province from Quebec. Deanna D’Elia, the general manager of employment and immigrant services at the YMCA of Niagara, said …
Read More »Migrants across Canada call on Ottawa for action on regularization, permanent status
Thousands of migrants and their supporters held rallies across Canadian cities on Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people. There were also calls to swiftly implement an inclusive regularization program for undocumented migrants — a longstanding demand that advocates say appears closer than ever to …
Read More »Florida flies migrants to Martha’s Vineyard in latest North-South conflict on immigration
A group of immigrants landed on the wealthy Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday, part of a campaign by Republican governors to shift the immigration burden to Democratic areas. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took credit for the arrival of two planes of immigrants, one spokesperson told Fox News and …
Read More »New York and U.S. capital struggle to process migrants sent by southern Republican leaders
Officials in New York and Washington, D.C. are struggling to cope with an influx of migrants that have been specifically bused to their cities on orders from the Republican leaders of Texas and Arizona. More than 7,000 migrants have been bused from Texas to the U.S. capital since April, part of …
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