This week, a number of groups are taking the federal government to court over the Safe Third Country Agreement, an agreement that prohibits people from entering Canada from the U.S. — and vice versa — at official border crossings and asking for asylum.

Those challenging the deal are arguing that it should be totally scrapped. And they’re asking the courts to decide: Is the U.S. a safe country for refugees? 

Host Tamara Khandaker speaks to Alex Neve, the secretary general of Amnesty International Canada, one of the organizations involved in the court challenge. He recently went to the U.S.-Mexico border, and takes us through what he saw.

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