Summary
“American Pie” actress Jasmine Mooney, a Canadian citizen, was detained by ICE while attempting to renew her work visa at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 3.
She described the experience as a “deeply disturbing psychological experiment,” including sleeping on a mat with “aluminum foil wrapped over my body like a dead body,” being transported in chains, and receiving inedible food.
Officials allegedly told her she was “unprofessional because I didn’t have a proper letterhead” on her paperwork.
After her release, Mooney credited media attention and her support network for securing her freedom.
I’m confused, did she even try to cross the border or was she just there to renew her visa? Why not just send her back for fuck’s sake?
Edit:
Okay, if I understood it correctly, she was already in the US and had a valid visa, which was about to expire. Her lawyer told her to go to the border to renew it, and as she was working in LA, that was the nearest border crossing. This makes it even more insane.
It tracks. They captured a German tourist with a valid passport and held her for over a month instead of sending her back. The cruelty is the point.
And a message
Absolutely. They’re handling scenarios this way to scare people and demonstrate cruelty.
Seriously , that’s what happened? I was going to say, the article wasn’t clear on whether there was actually a problem but it sounds like not