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.
This is the very significant part:
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.
Why would those employees ever go to Canada to work or study (to need visas). There’s nothing to swing at.
People already bitch about not being able to go to Canada because they got a DUI. This is will absolutely cause someone’s vacation plans to be fucked up. But more importantly this should be a policy of the EU and Mexico too.
Afaik place of employment doesn’t come up when they scan the passport. Criminal records? Yes.
If you’re working around the northern border, then yeah, you probably go into Canada once in a while.
Most Americans don’t even have a passport. And even if they did, you don’t need a visa for vacations to Canada. He is limiting this to Visas which means work and study.
You absolutely need a visa. Just because you don’t personally have to apply does not mean you aren’t on a visa. And Canada already has a blacklist at the border. Adding more names is super easy.
https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1116&top=16
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Canada.html
They’re imparting general information to the general public. You are absolutely on a tourist visa while you are there and they can (and do) deny entry and deport people. You do not have some kind of right to visit Canada just because you are American.
You can deny entry when they scan your passport and see your criminal record JFC. Or for whatever other reason. That’s not the same as a visa JFC. I mean if you’re going to literally ignore what’s right in front of you. I’ve never seen such a stunning example of dunning kruger.
There’s more employees than just the border guards themselves. There’s the HR, the IT, Accountants, Legal etc etc. Block all of them. If those services are contracted out, ban their workers as well. Might be a bit troublesome with companies like Amazon or Microsoft, but since you’re banning individual workers rather than whole companies it might work out a little easier.
Make it so the deal is “If you associate with this company and you aren’t a Canadian citizen, you are personally not allowed to enter Canada”
Who ever said it’s limited to guards? The whole point is why would they being going to Canada for work or study, which is what requires a visa. You don’t just meander over the border for a day of work.