I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
www.theguardian.com
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.

  • GreyEyedGhostEnglish
    1·
    21 hours ago

    You’re the guy who is saying Americans wouldn’t get work permits, yet a substantial number do every year. And while guards may not do that much, there are a lot of ancillary types who likely would. HR, facilities management, construction, security systems, and others I’m sure can and have opted to work in Canada at one time or other for a variety of reasons.

    So there, now you both can be wrong, too.

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      20 hours ago

      Why do I bother but fine

      At this point Canada should be playing hard ball. Ban all visas from anyone working for those companies, or anyone who delivers services to those companies for as long as they work for those companies. If they lie about who they work for, the ban is permanent and they personally are not allowed to set foot in Canada ever.

      If they currently work for that company, why would they get a work or study visa for Canada. His statement was those workers specifically, as long as they are currently working there. And if they stop working there to get another job or go to school, guess what they are no longer currently working there. (I wonder if this is where you be extremely pedantic and say there can be a small overlap where they work there but apply for a visa to go to school etc slightly before they quit.)

      Ok really I’m out.