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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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

In a statement, Global Affairs Canada said consular officials are in contact with local authorities to gather additional information and provide consular assistance.

“Every country or territory decides who can enter or exit through its borders. The Government of Canada cannot intervene on behalf of Canadian citizens with regard to the entry and exit requirements of another country,” the statement read.

Whilst smiling very slightly manically, and quietly whispering with the eyes ”I’m going to fucking murder you, and I’m going to take my time about it”

This is a Type 2 “Sorry” scenario

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago

How to make anyone scared to ever visit your country again..

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

B.C. woman held in detention for 11 days after trying to enter U.S. to be released, father says

Grateful to the family using their privledge and platform to talk about the conditions at the San Ysidro border crossing, the San Diego cells, and in San Luis Regional Detention Center. Keeping the lights on all the time is torture.

"There's 30 other people in her cell that have not even been spoken to by a detention caseworker. So there are people in there whose families don't know where their kids are." - Jasmine's father, Stephen Mooney.

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[B.C. Premier David Eby] also said he was "profoundly concerned about these kind of actions" by the U.S. administration, saying they "violate the very idea that Canadians are safe in the U.S. when we visit."

"The nature of our relationship is so fraught right now that this case makes us all wonder, you know, what about our relatives who are working in the States? What about when we cross the border, what kind of experience are we gonna have?" Eby said.

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai also weighed in on Thursday, with a letter to the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement urging Jasmine's "prompt release," and saying "the treatment of our citizens while in the U.S. must be fair and transparent."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

..."violate the very idea that Canadians are safe in the U.S. when we visit."

Mexico and friends: "¿primer tiempo?"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Canada needs a Dennis Rodman to send over to try to get the hostages back like Obama did with North Korea

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I thought that’s why you sent Gretzky? You can have him back btw.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Basketball diplomacy builds good will.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Idk why you'd ever want to go to america, but now the time is even worse

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Honestly, same. It's still really surreal to me.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

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."

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 month ago

Inhuman treatment of others is the first sign you might be a closet Nazi. Our nation has soiled the bed, and keeps rolling around in it insisting nothing is wrong.

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