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My daughter, Jasmine, a 35-year-old Canadian, attempted to enter the U.S. on March 3, 2025, with a consulting visa for a company in the States. Unfortunately, her visa was denied, and she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the San Ysidro border crossing, where she was held for three nights.
From there, she was transferred to Otay Mesa Detention Centre in San Diego and held for another three nights. On Sunday, March 9, the online tracking system indicated that she had been released. We assumed this meant she was being deported and escorted to an airport. However, 24 hours later, there was no sign of her, no communication, and we were extremely worried.
We eventually learned that about 30 people, including Jasmine, were forcibly removed from their cells at 3:00 am and transferred to the San Luis Detention Center in Arizona. They are housed together in a single concrete cell with no natural light, fluorescent lights that are never turned off, no mats, no blankets, and limited bathroom facilities.
Communication with her has been extremely sporadic, and it is only thanks to one of her close friends with contacts in the U.S. that we have been able to receive updates.
Yesterday, Austin Grabish, a reporter from ABC 10News was able to interview Jasmine. He also interviewed her friend who has been working tirelessly from Vancouver to bring Jasmine home. The story will air tomorrow, and from there, we hope other broadcasters will pick it up.
What we have learned of the ICE system and its treatment of detainees is inhumane and deeply concerning. Being detained is one thing, but there’s NO excuse for the way people are treated while in custody or for the delays in deportation. They are not criminals, and they just want to go home.
We are doing everything we can to bring Jasmine home. We are in touch with the Canadian Consulate in San Diego, but there is little they can do. A lawyer is also working on her release, but progress is slow.
I am humbly asking for your support by sharing this story widely through your networks. Jasmine is an adventurous and hard-working young woman and we desperately want her home. Thank you!
(I want to point out that this was posted from a friend on Facebook. I don't have evidence that this is 100% true)
How likely are we to be detained like this on a waiver? I’m planning to avoid all Mexico PoE as this seems to be where most of the detentions reported in the media are happening… I’m only going to enter US from Canada from now on. Since the custom is well within the Canada side geographically if you are flying, there’s no way you would be detained right? If you get denied entry for any reason, would they just let you go since you aren’t in US?
I just watched a YouTube with an interview and the story is 100% true. She is being held at a "for profit" jail, and I assume ICE is doing this to make money for the private firms that own the jails, because they get paid by the government for holding people.
My understanding they have shipped people to Gitmo and now have shipped them back to the US. It seems much of the shuffling has been made and paid for by the Federal Government and the people making money off this are Trump donors. Surprise!
Be careful folks. The US does NOT care.
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