EPISODE · Feb 1, 2019
Blocked at the border
from The Deeper Dig · host VTDigger
A Congolese asylum seeker named Bienfait fled death threats in his home country. But his journey to Canada was cut off in Vermont due to a 9/11-era border security agreement. Now, some Canadian politicians are wondering whether that policy is sending refugees into a hostile U.S. immigration system, while Bienfait wonders whether he'll be sent back to Africa.
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Blocked at the border
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