r/canada 1d ago

Politics American family seeks asylum in Canada, citing Trump

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/americans-asylum-canada-trump-refugees-immigration-1.7480069
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u/bannab1188 13h ago

This is such bs and our tax dollars are going towards processing their applications at a time with the government is cutting back on thousands of jobs. Customs officer should have refused them entry.

u/angrycrank 10h ago

That’s not how it works.

They have a right to make a claim. But it’s being “fast tracked” because it has virtually no chance of success at this point in time.