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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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Sunday, April 29th, 2018. 3.45 pm - 5pm. Roxham Road, USA
A very rainy day. A total of 18 people crossed today. Everyone was of African origin and mostly English speaking. First came a group of four people, 3 men and one woman. In addition to the protocol with RCMP officers are meant to say, they told the refugees to “go enter legally at Lacolle “. Officers also asked them if they had relatives in Canada. Next came two shuttle buses with several families (7 adults and 8 children). One woman with a baby on her back had bare arms and not coat. She was happy to receive a coat. A different RCMP officer spoke to these refugees. He repeatedly said "Listen to me. You are not listening. I told you to listen to me” . He said to one man who was speaking with others: ‘ If you convince the others to come over, you will be arrested for human trafficking.” He also said to the people: “You don’t have a chance of being accepted. You will be sent back.” He also asked where one of the families was from. After some time standing in puddles in the rain, everyone crossed.
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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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