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.

  • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    921·
    13 hours ago

    Sure wouldn’t be a shame if something happens to Damon Hininger, current CEO of Core Civic.

    “I’ve worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods of my career,” CEO Damon Hininger said on the company’s earnings call.

    Throw these parasites in their own prisons.