Feds Spent Over $128M on Hotels for Roxham Road Migrants Since 2017: Federal Figures

Feds Spent Over $128M on Hotels for Roxham Road Migrants Since 2017: Federal Figures
Asylum seekers from Congo cross the border at Roxham Road in Quebec from Champlain, New York, on Feb. 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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The federal government spent over $128 million between April 2017 and February 2023 on accommodations for asylum seekers who illegally crossed the border at an unofficial entry point on Roxham Road in Quebec, according to federal figures released on May 3.

In an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons, cabinet said over 105,300 irregular asylum claims were made in Quebec in that time period.