I’m the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I’m the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
Summary
Canadian citizen Jasmine Mooney was detained by ICE for two weeks despite having a valid U.S. work visa. Stopped at the San Diego border, she was abruptly arrested, denied legal counsel, and held in freezing cells before being transferred to a private detention center.
She witnessed systemic inefficiencies, inhumane conditions, and detainees trapped in bureaucratic limbo.
After media attention and legal intervention, Mooney was released.
Her experience highlights the profit-driven nature of private detention centers and the broader failures of U.S. immigration enforcement under Trump’s administration.
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What an f'ing disgrace. She went to an American government office to apply legally for a visa. The absolute worst consequence should have been "we're sorry, we can't process your Visa and you'll need to return to your home country."
That's it.
This is a minor point compared to her suffering, but also, what an f'ing waste of taxpayer money. Some private facilities got good money I'm sure to lock this innocent lady up.
Yes, that's detailed at the end of the article.
I'm only like half way through. This one makes me see enough red I'm having to read it in chunks. Just found out about the poor pastors JFC take a wrong turn and straight to jail and it's not funny.
edit: It just gets worse and worse. In a halfway decent world reading this story would feel like jumping the shark not business as usual.
No, it's not meant to be funny. It should be encouraging us to learn about explosives.
We were reminded by the last two months or so that it's only a waste of taxpayer money if it doesn't go directly to the pocket of some rich dude.
"rich dude."
Hey, whoa whoa whoa, there are plenty of elitest female grifters as well! Equal'ish opportunity! (only for grifting tho).
/s