I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
First they came for the Communists, And I did not speak out, Because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the Socialists, And I did not speak out, Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, And I did not speak out, Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, And I did not speak out, Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me, And there was no one left, To speak out for me…
The amount of people who are just figuring out imprisonment is legal kidnapping is staggering.
Yup. This is the kind of situation most average people will underestimate or believe this is just media doing its usual thing of blowing stuff out of proportion and creating drama for views, until they actually find themselves in a scenario of powerlessness against tyrants who waited their whole lives to have this kind of power.
And I don't mean Trump, specifically. I mean down to the ICE field agent who was always trigger-happy but was constrained by law and its consequences. These people now see there's fewer and fewer guardrails preventing their abuses, and they'll take full advantage of it.
Never underestimate human ambition. Both for good and bad. Appreciate your human rights, but don't take them for granted - the only thing protecting such rights is the fear of the consequences of violating them by bad people.
I’m not sure ambition is the right descriptor here. It reads more like an old school bully group of kids taking actions that appeal to their social group. Followed by a fist bump or a snide shrug.
Or the new-ish paramedic who intubates for the point, having never done the procedure before, only to have the patient extubated in the ER after they complete the drop off and leave. That’s not quite right as an analogy, but this ICE behavior seems to exist between this and the bully group of school kids performing for one another.
From the article: “The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit.”
Avoid all travel (and stop over) to the US for the foreseeable. I haven’t stepped foot there since before he was first elected.
Same here.
Unfun fact: it was kidnapping, just the legal kind from which civil society and civilians have less and less protection over time.
If any of you have never seen one in person, and want to make yourself uncomfortable, dedicate some time conducting personal research into what detention centers look/are like for detainees/prisoners and how they operate. Often nothing more than indoor dog kennel fencing bolted to concrete floors with 24/7 fluorescent lighting, as little food/water as is legally permitted, denial of the right to legal counsel, and medical personnel specifically instructed to suspect that every single medical issue is nothing more than an excuse to weasel out of confinement. The setup and conditions aren't accidental, don't let their designers, builders, or overseers fool you into believing otherwise, the cruelty is implicit.
As I understand what happened she had an expired visa, tried to enter the US at the Canada-US border and was denied entry then flew to Mexico and tried to enter the US at the Mexico-US border despite the fact that she still had an expired visa and was denied entry at the Canada-US border. That's a no no and that is why she was arrested. It wasn't random.
EDIT: Downvote this all you want. It makes ZERO difference to whether what I said was true or not.
https://www.usentrywaiverlaw.ca/denied-entry-to-usa.php
Denied Entry to United States
If you have already been refused entry to USA, it is extremely important that you abide by the instructions and do not attempt to return until you are legally allowed to do so. At this point, it is pointless to argue with US Customs and Border Protection about their decision to refuse you entry, and you should instead focus on how you can get pre-approved for re-entry by contacting a US immigration attorney. If you attempt to re-enter the US at another Port of Entry after previously being turned away, not only will you be denied entrance once again but you also risk being banned from the country for an extensive amount of time.
That’s not what the article says. She had a valid visa, but was denied entry and the visa revoked because they thought it was “shady” that the visa had been approved after an initial denial. Later, after getting a new job in the states, she flew to Mexico to go to the San Diego immigration office to re-apply since that’s where she had applied before.
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That was disingenuous of her, and it raised all sorts of flags. Justify it all you want, but she tried to game her entry, that part is obvious. Why wouldn't you re-apply at the same place you were refused? Come on, put your thinking cap on …
I wouldn't have taken my now valid visa, flown to Mexico, and tried there. I'd have gone back to the original port of entry where I was denied, gone inside, and presented my now valid visa but that's just me.
That's what being arrested means
She was detained, not arrested.
If she has been arrested she would have had more rights.
I'm sure you have plenty of experience with the later but none with the former.
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The article states that she was lucky to get media attention because she's Canadian, a luck others don't have. What exactly are they suppose to do, avoid completely the subject like other media?