Fearful Haitians flee across US border to Canada
Dozens of Haitians have been crossing to Canada illegally every day after US government ended their temporary protected status last year.
A group of people who claimed to be from Haiti walk down Roxham road in Champlain, New York as they prepare to cross the border into Canada illegally on August 4, 2017. Migrants have been crossing the border in greater numbers in recent weeks.
Last year, the US government ended temporary protected status, or TPS, for nearly 60,000 Haitians – meaning they must leave the country by mid-2019.
Now, dozens of Haitians are crossing the US border into Canada daily, many illegally, saying they're fleeing the Trump administration's aggressive anti-immigration policies.
TRTWorld's Harry Horton has been to the border for more.
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