border visit september 30, 2018

Sunday, September 30, 2018. Afternoon. Roxham Road, USA.

A chilly autumn day. A total of  eight people crossed into Canada while we were there (six adults and two small children). The first taxi arrived bringing just one young man from Haiti who spoke only French. He crossed quickly into Canada. Next came a shuttle with 5 adults and two children from Nigeria. There was a young single woman with a baby and little girl who had to struggle with her children, stroller and luggage. There were three single men. Finally there was a single older woman who was very worried. According to the shuttle driver she had already gone to the official border and been refused entry into Canada due to the STCA.
 
There were four RCMP officers dealing with the asylum seekers. They were consistently polite and agreeable.