U.S. border agents ferrying migrants to Roxham Road border crossing
Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:
Christina Clark-Kazak (English and French)
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
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Professor Clark-Kazak's expertise lies in international migration and she is the author of Documenting Displacement: Questioning Methodological Boundaries in Forced Migration Research.
- Seeking asylum is a fundamental human right, as is freedom of movement.
- Government officials should not be using refugees as political pawns.
- The Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States encourages irregular border crossings because, with limited exceptions, people cannot claim asylum in Canada at an official port of entry if they have transited through the US.
Jamie Chai Yun Liew (English only)
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section
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Professor Liew is an expert in immigration, refugee and citizenship law and her current research examines legal barriers for stateless persons to obtain citizenship/nationality and how Canada’s immigration and refugee system marginalizes those navigating the process.
"This raises questions about the US government's complicity or awareness of such a practice and fundamentally why it is allowing this to occur, and what kind of interactions U.S. border officials are having with migrants, including what choices they are posing to them and the information conveyed about their status or immigration options in the U.S.."