US-Canada migration deal aims to end walk-around crossings

The immigration deal expected to be announced Friday by U.S.

or Canadian citizenship and are caught within 14 days of crossing will be sent back across the border.

The new policy says that any asylum seekers who lack U.S.

It was set to take effect a minute after midnight Saturday, a quick implementation aimed at avoiding a surge of refugee claimants trying to cross, according to Canadian officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the deal before its formal announcement

Mounties warned they’d be arrested, but once on Canadian soil, they were allowed to stay and pursue asylum cases that can take years to resolve. (LaPresse)

Ne parlano anche altre fonti

In the United States, the tumult has raised questions among policymakers about 2018 legislation that rolled back strict regulations put in place after the financial crisis. The underwhelming assessment of America’s banks and bank regulation comes after a series of shocks brought back disturbing memories of the 2008-2009 financial crisis. (LaPresse)

He had said his return to the national team was in doubt after the World Cup, but eventually decided it was not time “to throw in the towel. He had tied Kuwait’s Bader Al-Mutawa with 196 caps after coming off the bench in Portugal’s loss to Morocco in the quarterfinals of the World Cup last year. (LaPresse)

President Joe Biden arrives in Canada on Thursday with a focus on several of the world's largest challenges: the war in Ukraine, climate change, trade, mass migration and an increasingly assertive China. (LaPresse)

European Union leaders endorsed a plan Thursday for sending Ukraine 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition within the next 12 months to help the country counter Russia’s invasion forces. (LaPresse)

A first-in-the-nation bill to punish oil companies for profiting from price spikes at the pump breezed through the California Senate on Thursday at the urging of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, the first major vote in an effort to pass the law by month's end. (LaPresse)

“Now that the constitution must be changed, I can only encourage you to do so But the amendment needs votes in parliament from the conservative opposition, which is publicly opposed to the change. (LaPresse)