Quebec Asks Feds to Close Roxham Road, Says Province Can’t Handle Influx of Refugees

Quebec Asks Feds to Close Roxham Road, Says Province Can’t Handle Influx of Refugees
Asylum seekers cross the border from New York into Canada at Roxham Road, March 18, 2020, in Hemmingford, Que. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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Quebec is asking the federal government to close a wooded border crossing south of Montreal because the province can’t handle the number of asylum seekers entering the country.

Premier François Legault says more than 100 refugee claimants are entering Quebec every day from the United States through a rural path called Roxham Road.