The claim circulating on social media suggests that migrants are leaving New York City for Canada ahead of Trump’s presidency. This is based on a photo showing people leaving a bus. However, fact-checkers have rated this claim as false. The photo actually dates back to 2022 and shows migrants sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to Chicago. There is no program specifically transporting migrants to Canada from New York City in anticipation of Trump’s presidency.
President-elect Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 election did lead to concerns about mass deportations, prompting some migrants to seek asylum in Canada. However, the photo in question is not related to this situation. It was taken in Chicago in 2022.
New York City does have a program offering transportation services for newly-arrived asylum seekers to locations outside the city. Canada has been one of the destinations migrants have chosen under this program, but this trend existed before Trump’s re-election.
Various false claims related to Trump have been debunked in the past, including misattributed photos and misleading information. Fact-checkers like Check Your Fact and India Today have also refuted the claim about migrants leaving NYC for Canada.
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