More 2SLGBTQ+ Americans looking to move to Canada since Trump’s re-election [Video]

A 2SLGBTQ+ aid organization says there was a massive spike in the number of Americans looking to leave the country immediately after U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Swathi Sekhar, director of protection initiatives at Rainbow Railroad, said the group received nearly 1,200 inquiries from 2SLGBTQ+ Americans on Nov. 6, 2024, alone, after getting only about 700 U.S.-based inquiries up to that point in 2024.

“This is really the most requests for help that we’ve received in a single day from any country,” said Sekhar. “So that really says a lot. About half of those individuals who requested help were trans individuals, a mix of both trans men and trans women.”

Rainbow Railroad says it has received just over 1,800 requests for help from the U.S. so far this year — an 1,100 per cent increase over the first two months of 2024.

Canadian immigration lawyers are …