Trump claims “invasion” of illegal immigrants crossing into the US from Canada

By Noah Jarvis, True North Wire

Former president Donald Trump made the claim that the United States is suffering from a flood of illegal immigration not just from Mexico, but from Canada as well.

Trump called into Fox News’ coverage of Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention to offer his thoughts on the vice president’s speech.

“It’s an invasion of our country taking place at our border… And now it’s starting at our northern border, also through Canada.”

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Trump slammed the Biden-Harris administration for allowing what he describes as an “invasion” of illegal immigrants into the country crossing the southern border but also knocked the administration for an uptick in illegal crossings from Canada.

“It’s an invasion of our country taking place at our border, our southern border, it’s a total invasion. And now it’s starting at our northern border also, through Canada,” said Trump.

The former president blamed Vice President Harris for allowing the United States’ border situation to descend into a crisis, citing her role as President Joe Biden’s “border czar.”

Indeed, the United States has experienced a massive upsurge in illegal border crossings from Canada.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol recorded 189,402 migrant encounters at the Canada-U.S. border in 2023, up 73% from the previous years and 597% from 2021 when there were only 27,180 such encounters