Asylum seekers heading to Canada report being stuck in limbo in US | Video
Asylum seekers are attempting to cross between the US and Canada months after a controversial pact was expanded in March, allowing authorities to turn away migrants at unofficial points of entry. Only those who meet a slim criteria of exceptions can apply for refugee status and charities warn that closing these pathways will play into the hands of traffickers. Sally Patterson reports in the first of a series on the US border crisis.
Asylum seekers are attempting to cross between the US and Canada months after a controversial pact was expanded in March, allowing authorities to turn away migrants at unofficial points of entry. Only those who meet a slim criteria of exceptions can apply for refugee status and charities warn that closing these pathways will play into the hands of traffickers. Sally Patterson reports in the first of a series on the US border crisis.
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