Refugee Claim: Canadian Press and Rempel

refugee claim: Rempel took to Facebook Friday to share her reaction to a report from The Globe and Mail that said the RCMP has yet to charge hundreds of asylum seekers who have come into Canada by foot in recent months to claim refugee status, according to Huffington Post Canada. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel asks a question in the House of Commons on Feb. 10, 2017. And Rempel is calling on the Liberal government to state clearly if it believes the United States is a safe country. Photo Justin Tang/The Canadian Press According to The Canadian Press, 435 people have crossed the Canada-U.S. border illegally in places such as Emerson, Man. since Jan. 1. CBSA then determines if they are eligible to make a refugee claim. They have been arrested by the RCMP or local police and transferred to the Canada Border Services Agency for criminal background checks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.