Canadian authorities are building a 500 person camp at the border with New York State to accommodate asylum seekers fearful of deportation from the U.S., reports the Guardian. As many as 250 migrants a day have arrived in Montreal in recent weeks, adding to the more than 3,300 asylum seekers who crossed into the province in the first six months of the year. Most of those crossing into Canada in recent days are Haitians who have been living in the US for years, according to Canadian officials. (See
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Canadian authorities are building a 500 person camp at the border with New York State to accommodate asylum seekers fearful of deportation from the U.S., reports the Guardian. As many as 250 migrants a day have arrived in Montreal in recent weeks, adding to the more than 3,300 asylum seekers who crossed into the province in the first six months of the year. Most of those crossing into Canada in recent days are Haitians who have been living in the US for years, according to Canadian officials. (See