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More than one hundred soldiers were sent to Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., on Wednesday to build a temporary accommodation site and begin assembling tents for asylum seekers. The Department of National Defence reports that the site is now ready. Twenty-five complete tents, capable of housing 500 people, have been erected. Rigid wood floors, heating and lighting equipment has also been installed.

“The site is ready to welcome migrants with lighting, sanitary facilities and camp cots installed,” the DND noted in a statement.

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Large numbers of asylum seekers, mainly Haitian nationals, have crossed the border illegally from the U.S. into Quebec. They fear they will face deportation from the U.S. since the Trump administration is considering ending a program that had allowed Haitians to temporarily stay in America. That program was developed in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake that devastated much of Haiti.