Semi related. I didn't want to make a new thread.
The American government is making it harder for Canadians to access the library in both countries where Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem pulled a bizarre “51st state” stunt earlier this month. Haskell Free Library and Opera House straddles the border—it’s half in Stanstead, Quebec, and...
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Haskell Free Library and Opera House straddles the border—it’s half in Stanstead, Quebec, and half in Derby Line, Vermont.
Although the primary entrance is technically on the American side, the library has long been treated as a neutral zone, where citizens of either country were able to enter as they pleased. As part of the agreement, U.S. border officers patrolled the area around the library and were authorized to search people’s bags.
However, American border patrol officers are planning to ban entry to Canadians through the library’s main entrance unless they first enter the U.S. through an official border crossing point, the president of the library’s board told the CBC.
A DHS official alleged in a statement to the Daily Beast that the library was being used for drug trafficking.
Beginning next week, the library will ask Canadian visitors to enter the U.S. through an official crossing point. It is also confirmed that it is planning to add a door on the Canadian side for those without a passport. Inside the library, visitors will be allowed to move freely, but they must exit through the same door they entered.