Summary

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.

  • @Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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    156 days ago

    I wonder how much this has to do with entering from Mexico as a non-mexican. Can they just reject her and turn her back towards Mexico or do they have to deport her to Canada?

    Beyond that is typical overcrowding in American prisons, standard prison transport (handcuffs/chains), and under staffing slowing the process.

    It really sucks and she shouldn’t have to deal with it; but I’m not all that surprised about the conditions or slow processing unfortunately.

    Shit time to be visiting America for any reason.

    • @floofloof@lemmy.ca
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      6 days ago

      Can they just reject her and turn her back towards Mexico or do they have to deport her to Canada?

      It seems the USA’s preference is to keep people in inhumane prisons indefinitely without charge, at great expense to US taxpayers. Just turning them around at the border is not considered cruel enough.

    • gonzo-rand19
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      306 days ago

      They can send her back to Mexico, yes. They chose to detain her, just like the German woman that made the news a short while back.