A security guard speaks to a group of men at the Olympic Stadium, which is being used for temporary housing for asylum seekers, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada August 2, 2017. Picture taken August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi Show moreShow less
A group of Haitian asylum seekers sit with shopping bags outside the Olympic Stadium, which is being used for temporary housing for asylum seekers, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada August 2, 2017. Picture taken August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi Show moreShow less
A family claiming to be from Haiti drags their luggage over the U.S.-Canada border into Canada from Champlain, New York, U.S. August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne MuschiShow moreShow less
A family claiming to be from Haiti is confronted by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers as they cross the U.S.-Canada border into Canada from Champlain, New York, U.S., August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi Show moreShow less
Women claiming to be from Burundi cross the US-Canada border into Quebec from Champlain, New York, August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi Show moreShow less
Refugees wait as they are boarded on a bus by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) after crossing the U.S.-Canada border on Roxham Road in Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi Show moreShow less
Refugees claiming to be from Haiti take their luggage from their taxi as they arrive at the US-Canada border on Roxham Road in Champlain, New York USA August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi Show moreShow less
An Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer moves a barrier to let a bus with a family of refugees be escorted from the US-Canada border on Roxham Road in Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi Show moreShow less
Refugees are processed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) after crossing illegally into Canada at the US-Canada border on Roxham Road from Champlain, New York August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi Show moreShow less
Three families claiming to be from Burundi wait to be processed after crossing the US-Canada border into Quebec from Champlain, New York, August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne MuschiShow moreShow less
A refugee family claiming to be from Haiti take their luggage from their taxi as they arrive at the US-Canada border on Roxham Road in Champlain, New York USA August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne MuschiShow moreShow less
Raed Alakhras from Syria arrives on Roxham Road by taxi with his family to cross the US-Canada border into Canada from Champlain, New York, August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi Show moreShow less
A family gets out of a taxi at Olympic Stadium, which is being used as temporary housing for asylum seekers, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne MuschiShow moreShow less
Three families that claimed to be from Burundi walk down Roxham Road to cross into Quebec at the US-Canada border in Champlain, New York, August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi Show moreShow less
Seeking asylum: Fleeing to Canada from U.S.
Some cross by foot, others take taxis close to the Canada-U.S. border, crossing into Quebec in an effort to claim asylum.