Nervous About Crossing the Border? You Should Be.
Immigration lawyer Len Saunders has never seen the kind of extreme enforcement U.S. authorities are applying today
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Alex Cyr
Alex Cyr is a freelance writer from Prince Edward Island, now living in Toronto. He is a contributing editor at Maclean’s since 2023, and writes regularly for The Globe and Mail and Toronto Life, focusing on health, culture, and fascinating people.
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