Country Agreement: Border and u.s

country agreement: Under the Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the U.S., refugee claimants in one country can't make the same claim on the other side of the border, according to CTV. But the agreement only applies to those who make their claims at official border crossings. Canada has seen an increase in the number of refugee claimants walking over the border from the U.S. to request asylum in the weeks following U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to ban travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries. If they manage to cross in an open area and hit Canadian soil, they are entitled to a hearing. But Kenney says the government should simply close the loophole. The risks of crossing illegally -- for example, walking across a dark field in the middle of a Manitoba winter -- has led advocates to call for the government to suspend the safe third country agreement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.