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Canadian refugee advocates, federal government departments and immigration lawyers are bracing for a potential influx of asylum claimants following U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders this week.
But as they prepare, they all say they have no idea what exactly to expect.
"With Trump, crystal balls are hard to keep clear," said Gabriela Ramo, past chair of the Canadian Bar Association's immigration section.
"We share a border with an elephant and he is talking about deporting 11 million people."
Aleks Dughman Manzur, co-executive director of the Vancouver-based Rainbow Refugee Society, says Canadian groups dedicated to helping LGBTQ refugees have received more than 900 inquiries since Trump was re-elected. The group doesn't yet know how many of them may claim refugee status in Canada, fearing that Trump's policies will fuel transphobia and put their safety at risk.
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