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Checkpoints by U.S. border patrol raise concerns...

Posted by kootenay on May 7, 2025 at 09:47:21:
Amid a drop in Canadian visitors...

U.S. border patrol officers have been setting up extra checkpoints near crossings between the U.S. and Metro Vancouver.

In an unusual scene, vehicles in the U.S. that are heading north to Canada through the Peace Arch and Pacific Highway crossings are sometimes being stopped by U.S. border patrol before they leave the country and arrive at Canadian customs. In some cases, it has added hours to crossing times.

"They stopped and they asked us to open everything up," said David Crosby, a U.S. resident who crossed into British Columbia on Tuesday in his vehicle.

Crosby said U.S. officials asked him about when he would be returning to the U.S. and whether he'd be bringing anything back with him. This, he said, gave him the impression they were looking to catch people with plans of smuggling.

The added checkpoints come as fewer Canadians travel to the U.S., with many citing tariffs and threats of making Canada the 51st state as their reasons. April saw a 51 per cent drop in cars with B.C. licence plates heading into the U.S. from southwest B.C. compared to the same month last year.