Hundreds of people are risking life and limb by crossing into Canada from the US in freezing temperatures.
Most are refugees who fear they will be returned to their homelands under Donald Trump's administration.
And according to a reporter in Canada, the number is on the rise.
CBC reporter Karen Pauls, who is based in Winnipeg, told Morning Report dozens of people are coming across the border every weekend, despite temperatures of -20°C.
She says it's relatively easy to cross at the local Emmerson border, but there are cameras and authorities could technically turn people back.
Some people are opting to cross through farmers' fields, as Ms Pauls says there's less chance they will be intercepted.
But that can mean miles on either side of the crossing before they reach a community, she says.
Two Ghanaian men lost all of their fingers to frost bite during a crossing on Christmas Eve.
In 2013, 68 people entered Canada at the Emmerson border crossing 'irregularly', meaning they did not go through the proper point of entry.
Last year it was more than 400, with a sharp rise after the US Presidential Election in November.
Ms Pauls says so far this year there have been more than 140 people cross, including children and babies who have been carried across.
As the weather warms up, Ms Pauls says even more people are expected to make the journey.
As soon as people step over the border, they're protected by international conventions, she says.