in fact, the ruling has almost no relevancy to the roxham rd crossing at all. under international law, we will continue to need to allow refugees that set foot in the country to make a claim when they get here, and this will still be seen as a way to circumvent the process. people that have weak claims will still avoid the official border crossings, where they can still be denied immediately for any number of reasons, under the understanding that they will be barred permanently once their claims are denied; if they go to roxham rd instead, they'll still be able to actually get in first, which increases their chances of winning their case increase dramatically.

we also have to accept the reality that, normally, people can cross into the country with little to no justification if they show the right documents and then make their claim once they're in. the border, official port of entry or not, isn't exactly locked down.

it's not these little, bureaucratic changes that are going to have much of an effect on the flow of refugees to the country, but rather broader push and pull factors. people want to come to canada, and they're going to get in if they want to. what's more important is ensuring that we have the infrastructure to deal with it.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-federal-court-ruling-could-mean-the-end-of-roxham-road-border-crossings