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March 24, 2023

Biden and Trudeau to Announce Deal to Block Asylum Seekers at U.S. Northern Border
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The United States and Canada have reached an agreement to block migrants
from seeking asylum if they're apprehended attempting to cross the
U.S.'s northern border into Canada. President Joe Biden and Canadian
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to announce the deal in
Ottawa today during Biden's first official trip to Canada since taking
office. Canada has also reportedly agreed to allow up to 15,000 Central
American migrants into the country over the next year. Tens of thousands
of migrants have been making their way to Canada as the U.S. enforces
harsher immigration policies. Advocates denounced the move as Biden's
latest attempt to discourage people from even attempting to trek north
for refuge. Biden and Trudeau are also expected to discuss the worsening
gang violence and humanitarian crisis in Haiti, as the U.S. has been
pushing the Canadian government to lead a multinational armed
intervention.