Fearing Deportation From U.S., Migrants Walk To Canada
Migrants who believe the U.S. is more likely to deport them are heading into Canada, many on foot. They're taking advantage of a loophole that says they won't be turned back right away.
The U.S. has ended a temporary residency program for almost 60,000 Haitians who had been allowed to legally enter the United States after an earthquake in 2010. The program, called temporary protected status, allows people from nations hit by conflict or natural disaster to remain legally but temporarily in the U.S. for up to 18 months. TPS has often been extended, allowing some people to remain in the U.S. legally for several years.
Now that the program is ending, there is a flow of people crossing the border into Canada by foot. They are taking advantage of a footnote that says those who cross
