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.

  • Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Are these the privately owned detention centers? All I can say the USA has several Dachau’s and it could become worse.

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      44 minutes ago

      Vast majority of immigration detention centers are privately owned

      It’s a sharp contrast to private prisons where it’s less than 10%.