Refugees crossing into Canada from US on foot despite freezing temperatures Uncertainty caused by Trump’s policies has pushed asylum seekers to take long, risky routes that in one case cost two Ghanaian men several fingers to frostbite A growing number of asylum seekers are braving freezing cold temperatures to walk into Canada from the US, … Read more
Two men from Ghana are recovering in the burn ward of a Winnipeg hospital after getting lost near the Emerson border on Christmas Eve while fleeing the United States. The men, aged 24 and 35, were found on Highway 75 just north of Letellier, Man., on the morning of Christmas Eve after walking in the cold … Read more
A Ghanaian refugee who almost died during a trek to cross the U. S.-Canada border into Manitoba on Christmas Eve will lose all of his fingers, a toe and possibly his arms. “It’s very bad news,” Seidu Mohammed, 24, told CBC News in an interview at a Winnipeg hospital where he is being treated for … Read more
A man from Ghana expects to lose most of his fingers after nearly freezing to death last month while trudging from North Dakota to Manitoba through hip-deep snow and biting cold to claim refugee status. Seidu Mohammad is recovering in hospital after trying to reach the Canada Border Services Agency crossing at Emerson on Christmas … Read more