According to Canada’s Border Services Agency, the number of illegal immigrants crossing southward into the United States has surged since 2022.
The agency sent its intelligence document to senior Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada officials.
“The vast majority were very likely in Canada for less than 6 months of which a large portion were in Canada for less than 3 weeks,” the agency’s intelligence analysis document states.
The document adds that “the majority of individuals who attempt to cross southbound illegally arrive by air, mainly at Montreal Trudeau International Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport and move quickly.”
President-elect Donald Trump warned the Canadian government that he would impose a 25% tariff on its products until the country acted to curb illegal crossings into the United States. “This spurred Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
