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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.
We're also now posting blogs about our personal experiences at the border.


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.
De plus, nous postons maintenant des blogs sur nos expériences personelles à la frontière.

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4/24/2018

border visit april 22, 2018

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Sunday April 22nd, 2018.  3.45 pm - 5pm. Roxham Road, USA .
A much warmer day but the wind was still chilly so people did take some hats and gloves. A total of 11 people (8 adults and 3 children) crossed over today. 

First came a french speaking couple of African origin.  5 RCMP officers met them. The  officer speaking to them was unfriendly, asking if they had really read the sign and that this was not the way to come in and it was not a god way to start of life in Canada. The couple walked over quickly which put a stop to any further conversation.  Next came a single Nigerian women with 2 children about 8 years old. They were also met by  5 RCMP officers but the officer speaking to them was friendly. He  told them to read the sign and they would be arrested. It was their choice. They crossed without much hesitation. Soon after this, 3 Haitian women and a baby arrived with lots of suitcases, a stroller and a car seat. The same RCMP officer spoke with them, speaking in Creole in a friendly way.  The taxi driver was allowed to help them with their suitcases right across the border and then the other RCMP officers took over helping with the suitcases.

​Finally  2 young Colombian women in their 20's with just backpacks arrived. There were no RCMP officers at the border.  The BnB volunteer spoke with them in Spanish. They were very nervous and one had tears in her eyes. They took a couple of hats and asked what they should do. The volunteer showed them where to cross which they did. No RCMP appeared and the two reached the barrier at Roxham Road, Canada side before  they were stopped by officers.

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    The 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.
    ​Les rapports de nos visites à la frontière et de l'information qu'on a pu collecter sur la situation aux États-Unis sont rédigés par les bénévoles qui étaient à la frontière ou aux É-U. Nous sommes désolés de ne pas avoir les ressources pour traduire ces rapports en français.

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  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Quant a
  • Info 1
    • Info for Refugees >
      • Before you travel
      • Safe Third Country Agreement
      • Roxham Road: Update
    • Info pour réfugiés >
      • Avant de partir
      • Entente sur les tiers pays surs
      • Chemin Roxham : mise à jour
    • Info para refugiados >
      • Antes de viajar
      • Acuerdo de tercer país seguro
      • Roxham Road: actualizacion
    • Info Arabic Creole Turkish
  • Info 2
    • STCA
    • ETPS
    • Refugees: Myths and Facts
    • Refugiés : mythes et faits
    • Who?
    • Qui ?
    • Why?
    • Pourquoi ?
  • News
    • Media
  • Nouvelles
    • Médias
  • Blog
  • What?
  • Quoi ?
  • Links / Liens