On February 3, U.S. border agents alerted Canadian counterparts about a group of nine individuals, primarily children, attempting to cross the border from Montana to Alberta amid severely cold temperatures. Captured on night-vision cameras, the scene portrayed the perilous conditions faced, with youngsters in inadequate winter wear. This alarming event prompted swift action from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, indicating a significant increase in border security along the traditionally open U.S.-Canada border, which spans 5,525 miles, a reflection of changing security dynamics between the two countries.
A group of nine people, mostly children, attempted to cross the U.S.-Canada border at a dangerously cold temperature of minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit.
This incident highlights the newly heightened security presence at the long U.S.-Canada border, once perceived as largely unguarded.
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