Migrants could have died due to freezing in the dangerous border crossing. Neither of the two groups wore proper clothes for cold temperatures
More than a dozen migrants risked to cross the border to Canada in extreme cold conditions, with temperatures that reached the -30c.
The Royal Police mounted from Canada (RCMP) intercepted these people, including nine Venezuelans with several children, in Alberta, and a second group in Manitoba, the media reported on February 7 The Guardian.
In an attempt to reach Canada from the United States, these nine people from Venezuela were surprised walking through snow and dragging suitcases. A second group of six native adults from Jordan, Sudan, Chad and Mauricio was located in a wooded area near the border between Manitoba and the United States.
They were detected by a RCMP plane equipped with thermal cameras. Neither of the two groups had adequate clothing for the icy temperatures, putting their physical integrity at risk, the Lisa Moreland deputy commissioner told local media in Edmonton, capital of the province of Alberta.
Moreland said migrants could have died due to freezing in the dangerous border crossing. “There have been incidents in which people have not survived,” said the Canadian official, cited by the British media.
Without an increase in irregular tickets in Canada since he was elected president, Donald Trump has paid his attention on the border between Canada and the United States, claiming that it is the source of large amounts of fentanyl and illegal migration.
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However, Canadian leaders point out that these statements are not backed by evidence. Initially, Trump’s victory and his promise to execute the greatest deportation in the history of United States , as happened during his first term.
However, none of that has come true. The RCMP said it has not registered a remarkable increase in irregular entries in Canada. “What we saw in later days and weeks was alarmism,” said Abdulla Daud, from the Montreal refugee center, cited by The Guardian. During Trump’s first mandate, thousands of Haitians fled to Canada in the face of the threats of the president of the United States to end the temporal protection status (TPS) for them.
With information from The whistle and The Guardian.
*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content is being published taking into account the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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