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TexasTowelie

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Sat Feb 11, 2017, 11:16 PM Feb 2017

Canadian authorities intercept 21 crossing border into Manitoba from ND and Minnesota

EMERSON, Man.—Canadian authorities intercepted 21 people crossing into Manitoba from northern North Dakota and Minnesota this weekend, continuing a trend of foreign nationals seeking refugee status in Canada.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Patrol said it intercepted two groups of people crossing into Canada near Emerson directly north of Grand Forks on the Red River.

The first group of five people was discovered Friday. A second group of 16 individuals was intercepted Saturday morning.

"All of these individuals requested to make refugee claims and were taken to the Canada Border Services Agency port at Emerson so they could do so," the RCMP said in a news release.

Read more: http://www.inforum.com/news/4216547-canadian-authorities-intercept-21-crossing-border-manitoba-nd-and-minnesota

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BBC explains the problem further ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2017 #1
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