The migration deal eliminates a loophole under existing rules that will allow both countries to turn away asylum seekers at the countries' borders.
President Joe Biden arrived in Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on several of the world's most difficult challenges: the war in Ukraine, climate change, trade, mass migration and an increasingly assertive China.
The new policy applies to people without U.S. or Canadian citizenship who are caught within 14 days of crossing the border between the two countries. President Biden and Trudeau did not respond to questions from reporters about the agreement when the president and first lady Jill Biden arrived for a private gathering at the prime minister's residence.
The loophole in the U.S.-Canada migration rules allowed thousands of migrants to cross into Canada from the U.S. at a non-official checkpoint, enabling them to stay in the country as they seek asylum instead of letting the process play out while staying in the U.S. "This visit is about taking stock of what we've done, where we are and what we need to prioritize for for the future," said John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council."We're going to talk about our two democracies stepping up to meet the challenges of our time."There will still be an emphasis on trade, yet Canada and the U.S.
President Biden will address Parliament and Trudeau will host him for a state dinner Friday evening. It is President Biden's first visit to Canada since he became president, but Trudeau also gave President Biden a state dinner when he was vice president in December 2016 just before Donald Trump took office.
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