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Illegal border crossings from Canada quietly rising, data shows

By Kerry Sanders, Ezra Kaplan and Daniella Silva More than 960 people crossed into the U.S. illegally from the northern border with Canada last year, according to data released from CBP. More than 960 people crossed into the U.S. illegally from the northern border with Canada last year, according to data released from Customs and Border Protection. While that number is a tiny fraction compared to the migration across the border with Mexico, it represented a 91 percent increase from the prior fiscal year, the data showed. The Trump administration’s rhetoric on border security has largely homed in on the… View Article