International Desk : At least 8 migrants including two children were found dead in a marsh near the Canada-US border, police said Friday.

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Their bodies were discovered near a capsized boat belonging to a missing man from the Akwesasne Mohawk community as they were trying to cross illegally into the United States.

Local police chief Shawn Dulude said "a total of eight bodies have now been recovered from the waters.

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An initial six people from two families, one of Romanian descent with Canadian passports, the other from India, were discovered late Thursday, including one child under the age of three.

Two more people were reported found at the Friday press conference by Dulude, an infant "Canadian citizen of Romanian descent, and one adult female believed to be an Indian national."

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Canadian authorities believe all were attempting to enter the United States illegally from Canada.

The capsized boat was described as "very small" for poor weather conditions including rain, sleet and strong wind.

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However, Biden and Trudeau are both under political pressure to relieve their badly strained immigration systems.

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