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Jasmine Mooney, a 35-year-old Canadian woman, has been detained in U.S. immigration facilities since March 3 after attempting to enter with an incomplete Trade NAFTA work visa application.

She was initially held at San Ysidro border crossing before being transferred in chains to detention centers in San Diego and Arizona.

Her mother, Alexis Eagles, reports inhumane conditions including overcrowded concrete cells with constant lighting and inadequate facilities.

Business partner BJ McCaslin called the situation a "nightmare" while Global Affairs Canada confirmed they're aware but unable to intervene in U.S. immigration matters.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nah, I'm good thanks.

How about you come down and burn the WH again?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That was the brits. People always say it was Canada, but it wasn't. The guys in charge of that raid were in Canada for less then a year, and died later on in the same year they burned the WH - the leaders had spent most of their time on campaigns in EU / northern africa. The troops were all trained in the uk. Canada wasn't even a 'country' for decades after that event -- there's no way we had our own trained army/generals involved. Hell, the (great?) granddaughter of one of the two generals who did it, is Olivia Wilde -- from her scottish roots (Cockburn). So not even the guys kids/descendants were Canadian -- they became US people in Hollywood.

Lotta Canadians like to take credit for it though, but realistically it wasn't us.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I'd say that you Canadians do deserve some credit. Yes, it was the Brit's regulars that did the burning of government buildings (no longer distracted by that Napoleon fellow, they were able to use their veteran forces, rather than people from the W bench). However, Canadian militia made it possible by guarding the North.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Excuseme but are you trying to give ME a lesson in history?

Because if so, please do, I love history stuff.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I'd rather the Americans did it rather than making others do their work for them as usual.