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Now Trudeau says this border crossing will be closed, albeit temporarily, as Canada deals with COVID-19.

The Roxham Road border crossing is not an official point of entry into Canada. In fact, it’s a dead-end for what used to be a road that connected New York State and Quebec prior to 9-11. Since then it’s been closed to traffic.

Starting shortly after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, the unofficial crossing has become a focal point for illegal immigration into Canada. Since Trudeau sent out his infamous #WelcometoCanada Tweet as Trump was sworn in, more than 56,000 people have crossed into Canada illegally, most of them at Roxham Road.

Liberals like to claim they are not coming to Canada illegally because they are claiming asylum once they arrive here. Yet there are large signs and verbal warnings from the RCMP telling everyone who crosses that they are doing so illegally and they will be arrested.

Canada and the U.S. have an agreement that if someone tries to claim asylum or refugee status in either country while coming from the other they are supposed to be turned back. That agreement only applies at official border crossings and not at makeshift ones like Roxham Road.

The Liberals have refused to act in any way to close this crossing, which saw 1,086 people walk across it in January. They even promised to keep it open in the face of COVID-19.