RCMP rescues 44 migrants from "horror scene" at Quebec-US border amid changing asylum policies

Canadian authorities discovered 44 migrants, primarily of Haitian origin, packed into an unventilated U-Haul truck near Stanstead at the Quebec-US border on August 2, 2025. RCMP Corporal Erique Gasse described finding the migrants "gasping for air, wet and shivering" after they had walked through woods and water before being picked up by alleged smugglers. The incident, which involved a pregnant woman and a four-year-old child, highlights increasing border risks following the 2023 Safe Third Country Agreement update that eliminated asylum claims at unofficial entry points, pushing migrants toward more dangerous crossing methods.

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