RCMP in Quebec say they arrested 19 asylum seekers of Haitian origin after the group illegally crossed the U.S.-Canada border.
Mounties said the arrests were made after a report by the United States Border Patrol around 6 p.m. on Dec. 25.
The group of individuals ranged in age from 1 to 60 years old, according to an RCMP statement provided to The Epoch Times.
RCMP said they discovered a group of 15 people hiding in the woods in the Havelock area, in Montérégie, around 7 p.m.
“The search continued until about 10:30 p.m., in extreme cold, to find the remaining individuals,” police said….