Politicians announced the joint plan March 24 during Biden’s visit to Ottawa. Trudeau has been pushing the president for months to extend the nearly two-decade-old immigration treaty. And the issue was growing in urgency as the northern border became an increasingly popular destination for illegal immigrants – according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics in the area covering New Hampshire, Vermont and parts of New York from October 1 of last year to January 31 of this year. In 2018, 1,513 illegal immigrants were apprehended, compared to only 160 in the same period a year earlier.

US federal authorities have so far sent 25 additional guards to the border near Quebec. The problem of people smuggling into Canada is also growing. In February, guards stopped a car with Connecticut license plates and a woman who had been paid $600 to pick up foreigners from a hotel and drive them to Canada. “We are seeing an increase in illegal migration north to Canada, reflecting a regional and global migration challenge,” said Karine Jean-Pierre, 49, White House press secretary.

More asylum seekers are deciding to travel to Canada via Roxham Road from Champlain in New York – in 2022, 39,000 were registered there. people – and it is on this passage that the politicians agree. Under the agreement, Canadian authorities will be able to return immigrants who attempt to enter the country through this illegal route to the United States. In return, Trudeau agreed to provide a new legal program for 15,000 people. immigrants from South and Central America to relieve the United States, which has problems in the south. According to CBP data, since October 1 of last year, there have been 1,285,056 arrests in the United States.