border visit june 30, 2019

Sunday June 30th, 2019. Evening at Roxham Road, USA. 
We arrived after 6pm and  met an academic who was conducting research at the border and had spent the afternoon at Roxham. Some of the report contains her observations of people who crossed during the hour before we arrived. 

The first taxi  brought 2 brothers from Pakistan and a friend  who had  travelled north via Central America.   The same taxi returned with a young couple from Sudan.  The woman was 7 months pregnant. Her husband asked for our prayers.  The RCMP officer engaged with them and put them at ease.  Shortly thereafter another taxi brought a family of 4 (a couple with two small boys). They were likely from South Asia.  Next came a taxi bringing two men from the airport.  One of the men had no luggage because the airline had lost his suitcase. They were English speakers from Africa. 

Finally a taxi brought three passengers of African origin from the bus station.  They were a couple and woman on her own.  They had lots of luggage and struggled with it. They spoke English with the RCMP officer. The couple crossed first followed by the woman who struggled with one very large bag and a smaller one that popped open. She managed to get across without help.