According to local media, the deal is an update to the 2002 Safe Third Country Agreement, which allowed arrivals to apply for asylum in the first safe country they reach, be it the US or Canada.
The Safe Third Country Agreement, which came into effect in 2004, recognizes Canada and the U.S. as safe places for migrants ...
In fact, the deal to ... to make asylum claims at unofficial points of entry such as Roxham Road. For months after the deal was signed, however, officials in Canada and the U.S. were not certain ...
The Supreme Court of Canada ... Agreement between the U.S. and Canada is constitutional in a case that could have ...
Avoiding an official border checkpoint lets migrants circumvent the Safe Third Country Agreement, an accord between the US and Canada that forces people to claim asylum in their first country of ...
“One can see the rise in asylum claims at airports as a result of the revised Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement,” Atak said. “These kinds of policies only divert migratory movements ...
The Biden administration on Monday announced an agreement with Canadian officials ... to the well-being of communities in the United States, Canada, and the Ktunaxa Nation. Under President Biden ...
The transfers are part of a new U.S. asylum policy launched in November 2019 after a deal was reached with Guatemala in July ... his interview with a U.S. asylum officer. As part of the agreement, ...
Canada's migrant headache mirrors similar problems seen in the US, Britain ... That was to help deal with 'extraordinary interim housing pressures' from asylum claimants. It says it's transferred ...
Negotiations for an agreement between Mercosur and Canada ... among other items. Brazil exported US$5.4 billion to Canada and imported US$5.2 billion last year. The main exported products were ...
Last week was all about selecting a jury for this historic trial, the first criminal trial for a former or current US president. Many potential jurors were rejected, saying they could not be fair ...
Trade has been one of the biggest focuses of the Canada ... Agreement played out. The election of U.S. President Donald Trump prompted that focus, as he initiated the talks to rework the deal ...