Fearing deportation, number of U.S. refugees seeking asylum in Canada is spiking – CBS News

U.S. refugees who illegally enter Canada are allowed to claim asylum, and thousands have done so in 2017

In February, 646 U.S. refugees walked into Quebec, a 600% jump from February of 2016. Along the whole border, about 2,100 refugees did so in the first two months of 2017 — double the number from a year earlier.

READ THE FULL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT HERE: Fearing deportation, number of U.S. refugees seeking asylum in Canada is spiking – CBS News

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