US strikes deal with Canada over northern border, asylum-seekers
by Hamed Aleaziz and Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times
Mar 23, 2023
3 minutes
OTTAWA, Canada — The U.S. and Canada have struck an agreement that allows each country to turn back asylum-seekers who cross the northern border without authorization, according to internal documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times and a source familiar with the negotiations.
The deal is the latest expansion of President Joe Biden’s efforts to discourage asylum-seekers from entering the U.S. without authorization. The new policy, which applies to people without U.S. or Canadian citizenship who are caught within
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