Canadian police brace for 'worst-case scenario' of asylum-seekers fleeing Trump


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  • Friday, 08 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: A young person waits with their families belongings after getting off a bus and waiting for a taxi to cross into Canada at Roxham Road, an unofficial crossing point from New York State to Quebec, in Plattsburgh, New York, U.S. March 25, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian police and migrant aid groups are bracing for an influx of asylum-seekers fleeing President-elect Donald Trump's United States at the same time Canada deals with record numbers of refugee claimants and is trying to bring in fewer immigrants.

The former and now future U.S. president swept to power this week in part on a promise to enact the largest deportation in American history.

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