Haitians Fearing Deportation From US Head to Canadian Border

Canada is seeing an uptick of asylum seekers at its border following US President Donald Trump’s decision to end protected status for more than 500,000 Haitians in the US.

At least 557 migrants arrived at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing between New York and Quebec in the first week of April alone, according to data from the Canada Border Services Agency. That’s about as many as that location saw in the entire month of January, and already about 40% of the number seen in March.

The increase is driven by Haitians currently living in the US whose so-called Temporary ...