Hundreds of people, mostly Haitians, stream across the US-Canadian border every day to file refugee claims.
Asylum Seekers Flee US for Canada
- By Reuters
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A Haitian refugee peeks out of the window of a tent set up by Canadian Armed Forces near the border in Lacolle, Quebec, Aug. 10, 2017.
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Members of the Canadian Armed Forces carry floorboards into the tents they erected to house asylum seekers at the Canada-United States border in Lacolle, Quebec, Aug. 9, 2017.
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Members of the Canadian Armed Forces install electricity for the tents erected to house asylum seekers at the Canada-U.S. border in Lacolle, Quebec, Aug. 9, 2017.
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A family who identified themselves as from Haiti are confronted by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer as they try to enter into Canada from Roxham Road in Champlain, New York, Aug. 7, 2017.
