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- worldnews@lemmy.ml
Summary
Jasmine Mooney, a 35-year-old Canadian woman, has been detained in U.S. immigration facilities since March 3 after attempting to enter with an incomplete Trade NAFTA work visa application.
She was initially held at San Ysidro border crossing before being transferred in chains to detention centers in San Diego and Arizona.
Her mother, Alexis Eagles, reports inhumane conditions including overcrowded concrete cells with constant lighting and inadequate facilities.
Business partner BJ McCaslin called the situation a “nightmare” while Global Affairs Canada confirmed they’re aware but unable to intervene in U.S. immigration matters.
Idk why you’d ever want to go to america, but now the time is even worse
I was planning on travelling to California to meet a good friend of mine. I explained that I’ve had to change plans amist…well, all this, and my friend said something along the lines of “I don’t blame you, I wouldn’t even consider visiting this country for the next 4 years”.
I know that feel, but I would have never thought I would understand feeling like so towards the US until the current regime. Last time I felt it, the country in question was Iran lol
Honestly, same. It’s still really surreal to me.
That’s what the family are thinking about now that she’s being (hopefully) released. She apparently spent thousands building up some kind of business down there and now that’s up in the air.
B.C. woman held in detention for 11 days after trying to enter U.S. to be released, father says
“Of course, we’ve got to question that now — do you really want to work in the States after this has happened to you?” [Mooney’s dad, Stephen] said.
“That process down there is terrible, and I believe it’s worse because of the new administration, because of Trump … I would be cautious for anyone to go into the States.”
I have family down there that I may never get to see again, and I’m still not going. Fuck that, I’d rather die homeless and alone in Canada than go back into enemy territory. Sorry mom, I’ll visit your grave someday… possibly. Or you can visit mine, whichever comes first. Either way, it’s all good.