Roxham Road, an unofficial border crossing, might be closed but asylum seekers have found another way to enter Canada in record numbers: Montreal's Trudeau Airport.
Days after Quebec Premier François Legault penned a letter saying Quebec has reached its capacity to welcome refugees, community organizations say his statements are misguided.
In the month since new border rules took effect, nearly 300 asylum hopefuls have continued to try to get into Canada. Most were turned away and few know that, as a result, they are no longer allowed to claim asylum in Canada ever again.
Since Saturday, those seeking refuge in Canada via the US, considered a safe country by Canada, are now cutting through the forest along the border to get into this country.