Under the effect of Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies, the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing in Quebec recorded a record number of asylum applications this summer.

In July 2025 alone, it received 3,493 applications, five times more than in the same period last year.

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The same trend can be observed in August, where 1,370 applications had been submitted by Aug. 24, compared to only 433 for the whole month in 2024.

This surge is directly linked to recent decisions by the U.S. government and Donald Tr

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