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.

  • yoyoyopo5@lemmy.worldEnglish
    30·
    11 hours ago

    Exactly. Our detention facilities are literally designed for torture. People will say they are simply built cheaply or carelessly, but I don’t buy it. These places are specifically designed to maximize psychological suffering. And there is absolutely no reason why they need to be that way.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      10 hours ago

      Hey, the contractor said this was how they save money. Who cares if it’s also torture amiright?

      /s