Accessibility links

Breaking News

Asylum-Seekers in US Head for Tiny Canadian Border Town

update

Asylum-Seekers in US Head for Tiny Canadian Border Town
please wait

No media source currently available

0:00 0:02:44 0:00

Where the U.S. north-central states of North Dakota and Minnesota come together at the Red River, there sits across the border in Canada, the tiny town of Emerson, Manitoba. In recent years, a number of people have illegally crossed into Canada there to claim asylum and start a new life. More from VOA's Jeffrey Young, who journeyed to Emerson and Manitoba's capital, Winnipeg.

XS
SM
MD
LG