WINNIPEG (CJOB) – A Winnipeg organization that offers temporary housing to newcomers is responding about the influx of refugees walking into Manitoba from the U.S.
On Friday evening, at least 21 asylum-seekers were caught by RCMP walking from the U.S. into Emerson, Man.
Last week, the small town of fewer than 700 people held an emergency meeting with members of the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the RCMP to discuss concerns over the recent surge of refugees crossing the border.
Rita Chahal, with Welcome Place, greeted the refugees Saturday after they had finished being processed with the CBSA.
Welcome Place offers temporary homes for newcomers in Winnipeg. But the centre said they are now at capacity.
While this weekend only saw one big group of asylum seekers make the overnight trek to Emerson from the U.S., the reeve of Emerson said he doesn’t think this will be the last group of refugees he’ll be seeing.
