Man Found Dead Near Roxham Road, Quebec’s Unofficial Border Crossing

Man Found Dead Near Roxham Road, Quebec’s Unofficial Border Crossing
The end of Roxham Road where thousands of asylum seekers have crossed, seen in Hemmingford, Que., on March 20, 2020.Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press
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A man has been found dead near an unofficial border crossing south of Montreal that is illegally used by thousands of foreign nationals each year to cross into Canada from the United States to seek asylum.

The man’s body was found at about 2.45 p.m. on Jan. 4 in a wooded area in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., near Roxham Road, Quebec’s police service said on Jan. 5.