<p>As fears of refugee deportation mount in the United States, a surge of asylum seekers is turning to Canada — only to find a border that is getting increasingly hard to cross.</p>

Between January to April, the number of asylum seekers to Canada shot up by 87 per cent, many of whom face long odds to get in.{ai:summary}<p>Amid rising fears of deportation in the U.S., many asylum seekers are attempting to enter Canada. However, they face increasingly stringent border controls that complicate their efforts to seek refuge. #illegals</p>

U.S. crackdown on illegal immigrants is sending a surge of refugees to Canada

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