Trudeau to announce US-Canada asylum deal after Biden talks

Move following meetings in Ottawa with the US president will effectively close a controversial border crossing

Justin Trudeau is expected to announce a major shift to how Canada and the US handle asylum claims, a move that effectively closes a controversial border crossing, following meetings in Ottawa on Friday with Joe Biden.

Under the leaked details of the deal, which Canadian officials hope will temper the surge in irregular border crossings in recent months, Canada will bring in 15,000 more south and central American migrants to Canada.