asylum seekers

The Immigration and Refugee Board is doing its best to cope with a growing number of asylum claims in Canada, but the federal Liberals must take action to prevent an unmanageable backlog.

The U.S. wants information identifying, to the extent possible, who the asylum seekers are, where they came from, what travel documents were in their possession & how they obtained them, Goodale said.

Canada's national police force and border watchdog say they have the resources they need — for now — to deal with the influx of people entering the country illegally in search of asylum.

The government is enforcing border laws and putting resources in place to deal with the influx of asylum-seekers from the United States says Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale on Feb. 4,

Canada's border agency is seeing an uptick this year, but officials are hesitant to call it a trend just yet.

In terms of services, there is very little available to the newcomers. They can get federal health care only when their refugee claim is deemed eligible.

Members of the largest Somali community in the United States say they're not surprised to see a growing number of asylum seekers braving the elements to illicitly enter Canada.

The U.S. political climate may push even more Americans to seek asylum in Canada.