Canadian Court Rules Pact With U.S. on Asylum Seekers Is Unconstitutional

A Canadian court ruled that a border agreement barring individuals from claiming asylum in Canada after entering the country from the U.S. is unconstitutional, in a judgment that included a strong rebuke of the U.S. asylum system

OTTAWA—A Canadian court ruled Wednesday that a border agreement barring individuals from claiming asylum in Canada after entering the country from the U.S. is unconstitutional, in a judgment that included a strong rebuke of the U.S. asylum system.

Canada in recent years has seen a surge in the number of people who cross the border from the U.S. to seek asylum, a shift many have attributed to tougher immigration and refugee policies under the Trump administration. Human rights and refugee groups in Canada applauded the court’s...

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