Another 22 refugees brave cold to illegally cross U.S.-Manitoba border
CTV National News: Unprecedented spike in claims
Graham Slaughter, CTVNews.ca Writer
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Published Tuesday, February 7, 2017 6:07PM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:59PM EST
Another 22 asylum seekers walked through a stretch of cold wilderness between North Dakota and Manitoba last weekend, crossing the border to join dozens of others who’ve fled to Canada since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.
At least 61 refugees have sought refuge in Canada since Jan. 1. Many of them come from Somalia, one of the seven Muslim-majority countries named in Trump’s contentious travel ban.
More than half of those asylum seekers fled north since Jan. 27, the day Trump signed the executive order.
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