According to the latest federal government statistics, another 4,875 people crossed at Roxham Road this past January.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/migrants-niagara-falls-cornwall-roxham-1.6378382?cmp=rss

Associated Press contributors include Rob Gillies in Ottawa, Ontario, and AP photographer Hasan Jamali from Roxham Road.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/24/us-canada-end-loophole-that-let-asylum-seekers-cross-border/

Asylum seekers arriving at the Roxham Road crossing in Quebec suddenly found they were not longer able to freely walk across the border and be entitled to free housing, food, and whatever else they need.

Source: http://shelburnefreepress.ca/?p=31915

Basically, under the original negotiation between the two countries, the requirement of claiming asylum within the first country that one reaches applied only to crossings at ports of entry, and not between, making Roxham Road a loophole to the agreement.

Source: https://cardinalpointsonline.com/borders-shares-the-history-of-asylum-seekers/

So when Diaz, 46, heard New York City was distributing free bus tickets, she said she hopped on a bus for Plattsburgh, a town close to the Canadian border, then took a taxi to the irregular crossing at Roxham Road to enter Canada and file an asylum claim.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/canada-immigration-why-record-asylum-seekers-are-crossing-u-s-border/article_89dec8d3-5468-5819-bab9-499a9d631cd3.html

The government’s refusal to address the STCA’s role at Roxham Road further manufactures this humanitarian crisis that is a symptom of inefficient, austere, and dehumanizing immigration policies.

Source: https://www.mcgilltribune.com/opinion/parliament-hill-must-address-the-root-causes-of-the-migrant-crisis-03062023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parliament-hill-must-address-the-root-causes-of-the-migrant-crisis-03062023

The Quebec government has repeatedly called for the federal government to close the Roxham Road crossing, saying it doesn’t have the capacity to accept more migrants.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9494198/niagara-sees-surge-in-demand-quebec-migrants-transferred-ontario/

This means asylum seekers crossing irregular borders, including Roxham Road in Quebec, can be turned back to the U.S. without the federal government processing their application.

Source: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/04/05/news/we-want-legal-status-refugees-advocates-rally-demand-end-safe-third-country

While the Roxham Road crossing was once little more than an impromptu dirt path accessible only by a lengthy cab ride, the site now has more dedicated infrastructure than even some of Canada’s legitimate border crossings.

Source: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/migrants-canada-roxham-road