This isn’t just about border enforcement gone wrong. It’s a warning to the world. Strong borders aren’t the issue—it’s how they’re enforced that should concern all of us. (🧵8/8)
23.03.2025 04:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@andrewhalliday.bsky.social
Here we are.
This isn’t just about border enforcement gone wrong. It’s a warning to the world. Strong borders aren’t the issue—it’s how they’re enforced that should concern all of us. (🧵8/8)
23.03.2025 04:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Jasmine is one of the lucky ones—because she had a platform and public support. But she’s asking the right question: “If this is how the system treats someone like me, what’s happening to people with no passport, no lawyer, no voice?” (🧵7/8)
23.03.2025 04:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Canada has since updated its travel advisory for the US, warning citizens to be cautious—especially if staying longer than 30 days. Immigration Minister Marc Miller didn’t mince words: “Not everyone is welcome. We must ensure the safety and rights of our citizens abroad.” (🧵6/8)
23.03.2025 04:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0That order gave ICE broader powers to detain people flagged during visa processing—even those with legal status or pending applications. That’s how a Canadian citizen—an entrepreneur with a job offer—ends up shackled and silenced in a U.S. detention center. (🧵5/8)
23.03.2025 04:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Jasmine’s story is horrifying. But it’s not a one-off mistake—it’s part of a bigger shift. Under Trump’s second term, immigration enforcement has expanded dramatically. In 2025, he signed a new executive order: “Protecting the American People Against Invasion.” (🧵4/8)
23.03.2025 04:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0She was held in freezing, fluorescent-lit cells. Then shackled—at the waist, wrists, and ankles—and transferred with dozens of women to a detention center in Arizona. She spent 11 days in ICE custody. No charges. Still no explanation. (🧵3/8)
23.03.2025 04:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Jasmine is a Canadian actress and co-founder of the wellness brand Holy! Water. She was living legally in LA on a TN visa—a visa for Canadian professionals under NAFTA. Instead of being processed or sent home, Jasmine was detained on the spot by ICE. (🧵2/8)
23.03.2025 04:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Jasmine Mooney followed every rule. That didn’t stop ICE from shackling her, transferring her across state lines, and detaining her for 11 days—without charges, without a lawyer, and without explanation. (🧵1/8)
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