
US–Canada agreement to close Roxham Road will cost lives, migrants say
Legal observers worry the newly-expanded Safe Third Country Agreement contravenes international conventions on refugees.
Miriam Lafontaine is an independent journalist based in Montreal, Quebec. She's also pursuing graduate studies in translation at Concordia University. Her work has appeared in the CBC, Toronto Star, Ricochet and The Rover.
Legal observers worry the newly-expanded Safe Third Country Agreement contravenes international conventions on refugees.
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