More Haitians will try to come to Canada after U.S. court decision, advocate says

Frantz André, facing, spokesperson for Comite d'action des persons sans statut (CAPSS), speaks to a Haitian migrant, who did not want to be identified and who recently crossed the border from the United States, in his offices in Montreal on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

MONTREAL - A Montreal-based advocate for asylum seekers says Canada should expect a new wave of Haitians trying to enter from the United States after a court decision allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disasters in Haiti and Syria.

Frantz André says he knows of several people who are making the journey north from the United States after learning of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that exposes hundreds of thousands of people to potential detention and deportation.

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