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Canada closes the door at Roxham Road asylum-seeker crossing
Thousands of people seeking asylum have walked into Canada from a little road in Clinton County. But because of the coronavirus, Canada is closing that door. Canada has begun returning asylum-seekers to U.S. border officers. The change was agreed to as part of new limits on travel between the two countries to slow the spread of Covid-19. Emma Jacobs reports from Montreal.
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Thousands of people seeking asylum have walked into Canada from a little road in Clinton County. But because of the coronavirus, Canada is closing that door. Canada has begun returning asylum-seekers to U.S. border officers. The change was agreed to as part of new limits on travel between the two countries to slow the spread of Covid-19. Emma Jacobs reports from Montreal.