Refugee Claims: Refugee Claimants

refugee claims: In May, 106 people were intercepted by RCMP crossing the border between official ports of entry in Manitoba, according to CBC. Immigration and Refugee Board can't keep up with asylum claims That's down about 27 per cent from April when 146 asylum seekers were intercepted and down from in March when 170 refugee claimants were stopped by police. That's according to updated numbers released Friday by the Canada's government department of Immigration and Citizenship. The downward trend comes despite concerns that as weather warmed up, more refugee claimants would make the risky journey on foot into Manitoba. Across the country, fewer people filed refugee claims in the last three months as well 742 in May, down from 859 April and 887 in March. if undefined typeof b in Trying to slip across the border is not a 'free ticket' to Canada. Canadian authorities are continuing to effectively managing the arrival of asylum seekers, applying our laws and procedures to keep Canadians safe while fully respecting all of our international obligations, said Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale in a written statement. '968554052001', 'playlist Selector' 'container Selector' ' container75119148', 'ciid' 'caffeine14165786' ; Refugees could wait up to 11 years for hearing as Legal Aid faces spike in cases, flat funding1 22 The trend in Manitoba is also reflected in national numbers on refugee claimants intercepted at the Canada-U.S. border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.