‘American Pie’ Actress Says She Was Detained by ICE While Trying to Renew Her Work Visa: ‘I Have Never in My Life Seen Anything So Inhumane’
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'American Pie' actress Jasmine Mooney said she was detained by ICE officials while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to renew her work visa.

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.

  • Guns0rWeD13@lemmy.worldEnglish
    410·
    2 days ago

    do i really need to explain the nuance of this to you?

    was it idealistically right? no. was it acceptable collateral damage in war? yes.

    we firebombed entire civilian cities in WWII and we were the good guys. perspective is important.

    EDIT: i do agree with you about how we have allowed the power of the executive branch to expand to a point that is now a crisis, but i will still defend obama as a president.

    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
      82·
      2 days ago

      I don’t think bombing campaigns in WWII are comparable to a president ordering illegal assassinations of American citizens by fiat.

      You can justify it to yourself if you like, but it’s not an opinion that these crimes have normalized the activities of Donald Trump. (Though it was a 20+ year process that, IMHO, started with George W. Bush and 9/11)