On this blog, we used to post information about our visits to the border at Roxham Road, USA side. Since the closure of Roxham Road on Friday 24 March 2023, we're attempting to keep a log of the info we have about refugees who have been returned to the US. Sur ce blogue, nous avons affiché des informations sur nos visites à la frontière, Roxham Road, États Unis. Depuis la fermeture de Roxham Road le vendredi 24 mars 2023, nous essayons de tenir un répertoire des informations que nous avons cueillies sur les réfugiés qui ont été renvoyés aux États-Unis. |
There was a very friendly RCMP agent who came out to tell us that there had been 90 people who crossed in the morning.
At 3:20 pm one taxi brought seven people (ages are approximate): 3 men between 20 and 30, none of the men spoke. 2 young women, one with a girl (10) and young child (3). The women spoke Spanish and were crossing by themselves with the children. Not sure of the country they came from. ---------------------------- At 3:30 pm an unmarked taxi (had a number on it? The taxi did not come right up to the border and the driver did not get out of the car.) 1 man from Nicaragua (25) who spoke only Spanish, with just a small bag. He hesitated a little before crossing. --------------------------------- At 4:00 pm one taxi 1 woman (25) + two children girl (4 ) and baby (1) 1 woman (35) Both women were from Haiti and French speaking ------------------------------------------ 4:20 pm big yellow van, taxi 1 man (20) from Jamaica 1 family from Pakistan consisting of a woman (35), a man (35) + girl (10) + boy (7) + boy (4) who spoke English 1 man (35) with two children, a girl (7) and a baby in stroller (1), from Columbia 1 man from Haiti (20), who spoke French (12 people in the van including 2 drivers) RCMP were polite, not intimidating. One officer spoke Spanish, one let a woman go back for a large suitcase. They were quite patient on the whole and spoke calmly but clearly. I brought water bottles with me (6) and gave them all out. I was glad to have something with me to give to them. The water was appreciated. In total 21 adults and children arrived while we were there.
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AuthorThe earlier border visit reports were written by the volunteers who were at the border on that day, the later updates about the situation in the US are an attempt to keep a log of what we find out through our own visits in the US, or through contacts in the US. Archives
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