In July, a judge halted the deportation of Angel Jenkel, criticizing Ottawa’s Immigration Department for not properly considering the situation of LGBTQ Americans since Donald Trump's return to the White House.

The number of U.S. citizens applying for asylum in Canada has skyrocketed since Donald Trump returned to office, with more claims in the first half of 2025 than the whole of last year.

The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), which hears asylum claims, has published data showing that 245 U.S. citizens sought refugee status in the first half of this year, compared with 204 Americans filing asylum claims in all of 2024. There were 157 refugee claims from U.S. citizens referred to the IRB in 2023.

The number of U.S. citizens seeking refugee status has historically been far lower t

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