Trump-Fearing Haitian Migrants Fleeing Across Border From US to Canada

Thousands of migrants scared of deportation by President Trump are fleeing to the Great White North, leading to a surge in asylum seekers to Canada not seen in years.

At least 1,411 migrants attempted to cross the border in upstate New York alone in the first two weeks of April, according to data from the Canadian Border Services Agency.

That’s more than the entire month of March, when 1,356 people made the journey, which was already double the average of the previous months.

And this is just the number of people turning themselves into Canadian authorities to claim asylum — the actual number of border-crossers is likely higher, with many trying to illegally penetrate the largely unguarded border.

The majority of those fleeing the US are Haitians trying to head to French-speaking Quebec.

But unlike during the first Trump administration – when former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed migrants with open arms — this time around, Canada’s saying no thanks.

“There are limits,” Mark Carney, Trudeau’s successor, said at a leader’s debate in Montreal this week. “We have to be human – but realistic. Canada can’t accept everyone.”

So far this year, 1,130 asylum-seekers were sent back to the US by Canadian authorities.

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