WINDSOR, Ont. — Frustrations are mounting for the mayor of Windsor, Ont., following a meeting with a Florida businessman who allegedly has sent refugee claimants to the border city.
Mayor Eddie Francis met with Jacques Sinjuste from the Jerusalem Haitian Community Centre in Florida, who told him another busload of refugees is expected to arrive in Windsor next week.
In Calgary, meanwhile, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day warned Friday there will be “consequences” for any illegal refugees who try to enter Canada without proper documentation.
Mr. Day said he wants to verify the reports out of Windsor, but added Canada will take a zero-tolerance approach to anyone trying to enter the country illegally.
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Mr. Day said that contrary to erroneous information out there, no special program exists for Mexican nationals fleeing a crackdown in the United States.
Windsor, in southwestern Ontario, has recently been flooded with more than 200 refugees fleeing an illegal immigrant crackdown in the United States.
At Friday's meeting, Mr. Sinjuste denied sending migrants to Windsor, saying he sends them to non-profit organization Freedom House in nearby Detroit.
“I send the refugees to Freedom House,” Mr. Sinjuste said. “Freedom House are the ones who are sending them here.”
