NY Times

The U.S. reaffirms its land border restrictions with Canada, which will relax its restrictions

Residents within the United States and across its land borders have pressed for reopening, and more than 2,800 people have joined a private Facebook group organized by Let Us Reunite, an advocacy group.

Buffalo News

Frustration mounts as U.S. extends border shutdown

The continuing shutdown also does absolute harm to the many families that remain separated by the border, said Devon Weber, founder of Let Us Reunite, another group that represents such families.

CityNews 1130

Canadian, American families separated by travel bans question U.S. extension

“There’s no plan and I think that is what’s frustrating a lot of families like mine. There are no metrics to say, ‘Well if we hit this milestone, we’ll reopen the land border. If we get this many vaccinations, we’ll reopen the land border.’ They simply just roll it over,” she told NEWS 1130.

USA Today

After one year of Canada and Mexico border closures, pressure grows for White House to issue reopening guidelines

On the anniversary of the United States' closing of its borders to its neighbors to the north and south, lawmakers and families across the country separated by the border continue to languish with no clear end in sight.

Detriot News

'It feels like we’re invisible': One year of U.S.-Canada border closure

"It is so incredibly frustrating because it feels like we have been screaming and begging and pleading and writing letters and everything you can think of," said Karissa Baker, 30, of RiverRouge, whose fiancé Jake Temple lives across the Detroit River in Windsor. 

Foreign Policy

The Human Cost of Endless Pandemic Border Closures

One year after the world declared borders shut, there is still no plan to reduce the toll on millions of lives.

Buffalo

News

The US-Canadian border is keeping couples apart - and breaking hearts

"This was supposed to have been the best part of our lives, right?" said Switzer, 41, a special education teacher who lives in North Tonawanda. "We were going to finally be together the way we wanted to be for so many years. And then, because he lives on one side of the border and I live on the other, we're not even allowed to see each other."

WKBW Buffalo

WNY federal lawmakers co-sign letter to President Biden urging changes to land border restrictions

Congressman Brian Higgins says Americans “are in desperate need of a plan to reconnect with our Canadian neighbors.”

ABC News

As countries stay locked down, US-Canadian border communities struggle.

"The Canadian government has twice passed family travel exemptions," Weber told ABC News. "We're asking for reciprocal family travel exemption so our Canadian family can travel to the United States.".

GMA

As countries stay locked down, US-Canadian border communities struggle.

"People that live five minutes apart now have to take four airplanes, spend $1,000 and travel 10 hours to see their loved ones," she said. "That just seems ridiculous to me."

Fox 2 Detroit

Travel restrictions between the U.S. and Canada separate couple for 10 months

"We are told we're just supposed to grin and bear it, do our part, and it's been incredibly difficult watching the world move on while we are stuck without any options," [Jacob] Temple said.

CBS News

Pandemic keeps couple, separated by river and border closures, apart

"I miss our normal," Gagnier said as the couple looked at each other through binoculars. She said she's not interested in dating anyone else. "Scott is my person."

VT Digger

One year on, cross-border couples reflect on hardships — and hold hope

On each side of the border, groups formed to lobby their governments to ease restrictions and allow families to be together. Canadian officials have twice added exemptions to their policies — which come with their own host of new problems — but the American government hasn’t budged.