border Visit July 1, 2018

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border Visit July 1, 2018

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Sunday, July 1st 2018. Afternoon. Roxham Road USA
It was a sweltering hot humid day and we came prepared with cool lemon water and glasses to offer the refugees some refreshment. No one came this afternoon.

We have since found out that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents are doing road checks and boarding buses and trains in areas around the border with Canada, to check on people's immigration status and to detain undocumented people. As a result people may be starting to avoid taking buses to Plattsburgh. Taxi drivers in Plattsburgh report fewer clients going to Roxham Road. Asylum seekers may also be afraid to travel with their children fearing that they will be separated from them if arrested by ICE agents. We are following this up.

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Kali

7/8/2018 05:58:03 pm

What do you mean by undocumented immigrants?
Are they (ICE) detaining people with Visitor Visa? Or just people without documents ?

wendy

7/10/2018 09:11:24 am

hi Kali
We are trying to find out more information about ICE actions at the northern border of the US. I do not know about detentions of people who have visitors visa.

Undocumented people are those who do not have papers showing they have a right to be in the USA.

If you need more information please write to our email address at bridgesnotborders.ca@gmail.com so we can put you in touch with our contact in the US.

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The border visit reports are written by the volunteers who were at the border on that day. There are about 15 active volunteers in our border visit committee.
Les rapports de nos visites à la frontière sont rédigés par les bénévoles qui étaient à la frontière ce jour-là. Il y a environ 15 bénévoles actifs dans notre comité de visites à la frontière. Nous sommes désolés de ne pas avoir les ressources pour traduire ces rapports en français.

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