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Canada has seen jump in asylum seekers from US: officials
Source: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
03 MAR 2017 AT 09:07 ET
The number of migrants applying for refugee status in Canada after crossing the border from the United States has been rising since the beginning of the year, officials said Thursday.
“Canada has seen an increase in the number of asylum claims in January of this year, compared to the same time last year,” the Canada Border Services Agency told a briefing.
From January 1 to February 21, a total of about 4,000 people filed refugee claims, up from 2,500 during the same period last year.
The figure includes border jumpers and those arriving from the United States at border checkpoints.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/canada-has-seen-jump-in-asylum-seekers-from-us-officials/
