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South of Emerson, the [[Canadian National Railway|Canadian National (CN)]] and [[Canadian Pacific Railway|Canadian Pacific (CP)]] Railways cross the border and are met, respectively, by the [[BNSF Railway]] and the [[Soo Line Railroad]] (CP's main U.S. subsidiary). There are customs inspection facilities for both lines on either side of the border.
 
With the passage of [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Executive Order 13769]] in 2017, Emerson has seen a large influx of immigrants walking across the border to apply for asylum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macleans.ca/down-on-the-border/|title=Down on the border|first1=Jason|last1=Markusoff|first2=Nancy|last2=Macdonald|first3=Aaron|last3=Hutchins|first4=Meagan|last4=Campbell|publisher=Maclean's|date=2017-07-11|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> Many of them have found assistance with the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/canada-illegal-immigrants-cross-us-border-emerson-escape-deportation-camps-us-customs-undocumented-a7652756.html|title=Welcome to Emerson, the tiny Canadian border town where hundreds of refugees have fled from Trump's America|first=Andrew|last=Buncombe|publisherwork=The Independent|date=2017-04-22|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> In 2018, Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party of Canada [[Pablo Rodriguez (Canadian politician)|Pablo Rodriguez]] began a series of visits to immigrant communities, warning potential border crossers that those who do not qualify for refugee status could be returned to their countries of origin rather than the United States.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-canadian-envoy-tps-20180129-story.html|title=Worried about Trump-stoked exodus of immigrants, Canada discourages illegal crossings|first=Cindy|last=Carcamo|worknewspaper=LA Times|date=2018-01-29|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=May 2021}}A migrant family of four Indian nationals was found frozen to death in January 2022 on the northern side of the US-Canada border.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60162500 Reported 28 January 2022</ref>
 
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