Illegal immigrants would rather be arrested in Canada than stay in USNY Post, Feb 17, 2017, Gabrielle Fonrouge
Undocumented immigrants in the US are jumping the border into Canada, where they hope they’ll be treated more humanely than under the Trump administration, according to reports.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are citing an influx of illegal border crossings, especially into Quebec province from upstate New York, according to a National Public Radio report.
One of the biggest entry points is from the small town of Champlain, where the Mounties patrol the other side and arrest the travelers as they come over.
But the immigrants are often released within 24 hours and can live in the country while pressing their immigration cases.
Witnesses told NPR that whole families can be seen approaching the border and willingly getting arrested.
“They’ll be walking down the road with suitcases and backpacks,” one witness, Matthew Turner, said.
The station witnessed a woman with a baby and a black suitcase walking toward the Canadian officers from the New York side on Wednesday.
“You have to go through the, the custom, the border—but if you do cross here, you’ll be arrested and then we’ll take you in charge, OK?” the officer told the woman, according to the report.
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