Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, immigration lawyers have reported seeing a rise in non-U.S. citizens being denied entry. At the beginning of March, Jasmine Mooney, a Canadian who had previously been able to obtain a U.S. work visa, was detained for nearly two weeks) when she tried to renew her visa. European tourists have been detained) at the border, and Canadians born in Iran and Afghanistan have been increasingly turned away at the border).
The Globe’s Vanmala Subramaniam) spoke to immigration lawyers about what Canadians living and working in the U.S. should do, given the situation at the border). Today, she’s on the show to talk about why we’re seeing this increase in Canadians being denied entry or detained at the U.S. border, and what people travelling to the U.S. can do to protect themselves.
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