On this blog, we are posting information about our visits to the border at Roxham Road, USA side. For more information about the purpose of these visits go to the news page. Sur ce blogue, nous affichons des informations sur nos visites à la frontière, Roxham Road, États Unis. Pour plus d'info sur le but de ces visites allez sur la page nouvelles. |
Sunday March 1st, 2020. Afternoon at Roxham Road, US.
A sunny afternoon but on the cool side. 14 people crossed while we were there: 7 adults and 7 children from four different countries. We arrived at 3:45 after being delayed at the border by visa paperwork (one of us is a permanent resident and needs a visa for the US). At 4 pm two taxis arrived from two different companies with two families from Afghanistan who knew each other. Altogether there were 4 adults and 7 children of all ages (from toddler to teenager). The first family had 3 daughters and the second 2 daughters and 2 sons. The men spoke English and one of them did most of the talking with the RCMP officer. One of the men said to a volunteer that he recognized her because he had seen her on Youtube - probably a media interview. As the families were crossing the shuttle bus taxi arrived with a lone passenger: a young woman with short green hair from Sierra Leone who was bare-legged wearing a sweater dress, running shoes and a light jacket. We gave her a hat and gloves and scarf which she accepted gladly. Right behind her another taxi arrived with a young man from Uganda who was warmly dressed. Finally, just before 5 a taxi arrived with a man from Yemen who refused gloves and rsuhed over the border without hesitation. The RCMP officer had to repeat 'Stop' a few times so he could say his piece, which included 'You have the right to remain silent.'
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