Until then, illegal immigrants were only turned back at official border crossings. Since the end of March, the regulation has applied to the entire 6416-kilometer border.T
Accordingly, anyone who is apprehended within 14 days of crossing the land border without an entry permit can be deported to the neighboring country. Canada sees itself as an immigration country, but wants to determine which foreigners should have the right to stay. According to government figures, 465,000 immigrants are expected to move to Canada this year, 485,000 next year and half a million in 2025.
Immediately after the border agreement came into force, the number of illegal migrants arriving in Canada fell. But now she has grown again. According to the immigration authorities, 10,120 asylum applications from illegal immigrants were recorded in March. In July, there were 12,010 applications, the highest monthly number since January 2017. Over the past year, more than 39,000 illegal asylum seekers came to Canada.
Many migrants come by plane
Many of the illegal migrants are now arriving by plane, avoiding border controls with the United States. In July, around a third of illegal migrants applied for asylum at the airport. In March it was only 16 percent. According to the latest official information, more than half of the unwanted immigrants apply for asylum at the local immigration authorities. According to aid workers, they often hid for more than two weeks after crossing the border. They rely on a clause in the border treaty between the United States and Canada, according to which only those who are apprehended within 14 days of crossing the border should be deported. The five countries from which most applicants came in the first half of the year were Mexico, Haiti, Turkey, Colombia and India.
Source: Nachrichten
