One of Canada's top courts ruled Wednesday that an agreement with Washington barring people from seeking asylum if they arrive from US soil is invalid
The controversial 2004 deal, known as the Safe Third Country Agreement , says anyone applying for asylum in either the United States orHowever, a federal court judge ruled the pact violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The agreement has been repeatedly denounced by rights' groups, and asylum seekers challenged it by arguing that the United States under President Donald Trump could no longer be considered a"safe" country., tens of thousands of migrants have passed into the country through unofficial border crossings such as at Roxham Road, an area on the border between New York and Quebec.
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