Jasmine Mooney, a 35-year-old Canadian actress, encountered severe issues when attempting to apply for a work visa at the busy San Ysidro border. After her paperwork was flagged, she was unexpectedly detained by immigration enforcement for 12 days. Initially confined to a small cell, she was later transferred to an ICE detention center. Mooney expressed her confusion and desperation during her ordeal, asserting she was not attempting to enter the U.S. illegally but was seeking a marketing job with a health startup. Her case reflects wider issues surrounding immigration enforcement practices during the Trump era.
"They say, 'Hands on the wall,'" Mooney told The New York Times on Monday.
\"I'm not trying to be here illegally,' Mooney said she told the officer. 'I just want to go home.'\"
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