Forty-four asylum seekers and three alleged smugglers attempting to enter Canada from the U.S. were intercepted in Stanstead, Que., by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) overnight Sunday.

With the help of provincial police, the RCMP arrested the asylum seekers, who were travelling in a truck, near Haskell Road. Some of them included children. RCMP brought the asylum seekers to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) office in Stanstead, according to Miguel Bégin, CBSA east border district director.

The arrests come as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cite illegal crossings and fentanyl trafficking at the Canada-U.S. border as one of the main reasons for his administration levying higher tariffs against the country.

Canada is carrying out a $1.3 billion pl

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