Over 16,000 people nabbed by RCMP between border crossings in 2019

OTTAWA — New figures from the federal government show 16,503 people were intercepted by the RCMP last year crossing between formal border points, likely to seek asylum in Canada. Those numbers are down from 2018, but overall, the number of people filing asylum claims in Canada has risen. The data from the Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship department […]