Canada complains that New York is using a legal loophole to send migrants its way, buying them bus tickets to the border
Tom Porter Feb 7, 2023, 7:11 AM
Asylum seekers, Roxham Road
Once in the north of the state, migrants cross into Canada to claim asylum.
Republicans have sent busloads of migrants to New York to score political points.
An immigration official in Quebec has said it is "surprising" that New York authorities are sending migrants to Canada's border.
Quebec immigration minister Christine Fréchette made the comment after the New York Post reported that National Guards are handing out free bus tickets for migrants to travel to Plattsburgh, in the north of New York state.
https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-complains-new-york-loophole-deport-migrants-2023-2