‘American Pie’ fame actress Jasmine Mooney detained by ICE in ‘inhumane’ conditions: Report

In a shocking turn of events, reports have come out that the Canadian entrepreneur and actress, Jasmine Mooney, who gained a lot of fame for her work in ‘American Pie franchise,’ revealed a disturbing experience at the U.S. southern border. Reportedly, when the actress recently tried to secure a new visa, she was detained and shackled by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Jasmine Mooney mentioned she was kept in “inhumane” conditions when detained by ICE, at the San Ysidro border between Mexico and San Diego, as reported by KGTV. “Every single guard that sees me is like ‘What are you doing here? I don’t understand — you’re Canadian. How are you here? I have never in my life seen anything so inhumane.” she revealed while talking about the Arizona detention centre.
Reports further revealed that Mooney went to the San Ysidro border crossing earlier this month. She made the trip after she got to know that her three-year TN work visa had been revoked.She learnt the same while boarding a flight from Vancouver to Los Angeles.
According to the New York Post, following the advice of her lawyer, the actress hoped to resolve the issue by presenting a new job offer and her visa paperwork.
Further, as Mooney recounted the experience, she recalled being held in a freezing room for three days before being arrested by ICE and transferred to the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. “I was put in a cell, and I had to sleep on a mat with no blanket, no pillow, with an aluminum foil wrapped over my body like a dead body for two and a half days,” she said.
However, the Otay Mesa Detention Center’s spokesperson, Brian Todd, had something else to say. Refuting Mooney’s allegations, Brain said that the facility serves "nutritious" meals to inmates daily.
Mooney, who faced no criminal charges, is expected to be released after spending 11 days in custody, according to her father Stephen. She will be moved to a detention center in Tijuana, Mexico, before being flown back to Vancouver. Mooney’s father Stephen expressed his relief, noting his daughter’s distressing situation of being detained in shackles and handcuffs for much of her time in custody.
“Just the lack of due process and the lack of communication that we’ve had through that detention centre, I feel for, of course, not only Jasmine, but the many other people that are in there. There were conversations at the highest level, and I would like to think that helped get her released earlier,” he told a media outlet, according to a Hindustan Times report.