Asylum: Asylum Seekers and Manitoba

asylum: Some asylum seekers have been hospitalized from the frigid conditions, and analysts say border crossings are on the rise, according to CTV. To have this sudden surge that we have experienced, and we expect that that will continue, is quite overwhelming, Rita Chahal of the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council told CTV News. Since January, 39 refugees have crossed into the snowy Manitoba wilderness in hopes of finding asylum in Canada. Trump's controversial ban puts a 90-day freeze on travellers to the U.S. from seven countries Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Sudan. One of the 10 recent asylum seekers included a man who said he risked the cold trek from Minnesota to Manitoba on Saturday out of fear of Trump's policy. It also suspends America's refugee program for at least four months, a move that has left many asylum seekers carrying valid U.S. visas stranded overseas. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.