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Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fact Check: ICE detained Canadian 'American Pie' actor Jasmine Mooney for 12 days
Claim: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Canadian actor Jasmine Mooney — who had a role in an "American Pie" movie — for 12 days in early 2025. Rating: In March 2025, a rumor circulated online that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had detained Jasmine Mooney, a Canadian former actor, for 12 days. Mooney's story spread in social media posts and articles detailing the poor conditions in which she was purportedly detained. Many people online noted she played a small role in the "American Pie" series of teen comedies. ICE indeed detained Mooney for almost two weeks. Evidence for the claim's truth included Mooney's firsthand accounts from during and after her detention and statements from ICE and the Canadian government acknowledging the detention. As such, we rate this claim true. We reached out to the White House to learn more about Mooney's detention and will update this story when we get more information. An ICE spokesperson acknowledged over email that the agency had detained Mooney. The spokesperson did not, however, respond to our questions about the processing issues in Mooney's case, particularly her claim that numerous ICE agents who kept her in detention ignored her offer to buy her own ticket back to Canada. The ICE spokesperson sent us the following statement: Jasmine Mooney was detained March 3 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for not having legal documentation to be in the United States. Mooney was processed in accordance with the "Securing Our Borders" Executive Order dated January 21. All aliens in violation of U.S. immigration law may be subject to arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the U.S., regardless of nationality. That order, one of many President Donald Trump signed during the first days of his second term, read in part: "The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take all appropriate actions to detain, to the fullest extent permitted by law, aliens apprehended for violations of immigration law until their successful removal from the United States." Per Mooney's own account, she used to act in film and television. According to entertainment news site Deadline, her credits included the 2009 direct-to-video "American Pie Presents: The Book of Love" (a spinoff of the original "American Pie" series), "Kid Cannabis" and episodes of "Loudermilk" and "iZombie." We found the same credits on an IMDb profile under Mooney's name. Mooney's case gained widespread attention after she spoke to a reporter with San Diego's KGTV in early March 2025, while she was still in ICE custody. After her interview gained attention on March 12, ICE released her and she returned to Canada on March 15. Mooney spoke to the media when she reentered Canada through Vancouver, and shared her experiences in a Medium article that was partially republished by The Guardian. On March 13, KGTV shared video footage of Mooney participating in the interview from the detention center: In a statement to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., David Eby, the premier of British Columbia, expressed concern about Mooney's detention and urged the Canadian government to get her back through diplomatic channels. He also said this incident added to Canadians' anxieties about their neighbor. "The nature of our relationship is so fraught right now that this case makes us all wonder, what about our relatives who are working in the States?" he said. Mooney was in the process of reapplying for a work visa and had traveled to San Diego because her immigration lawyer was based there, according to an article in The Guardian in which she described her 12-day experience of being transferred between three detention centers with poor conditions: There was no explanation, no warning. One minute, I was in an immigration office talking to an officer about my work visa, which had been approved months before and allowed me, a Canadian, to work in the US. The next, I was told to put my hands against the wall, and patted down like a criminal before being sent to an ICE detention center without the chance to talk to a lawyer. [...] Thirty of us shared one room. We were given one Styrofoam cup for water and one plastic spoon that we had to reuse for every meal. I eventually had to start trying to eat and, sure enough, I got sick. None of the uniforms fit, and everyone had men's shoes on. The towels they gave us to shower were hand towels. They wouldn't give us more blankets. The fluorescent lights shined on us 24/7. Everything felt like it was meant to break you. Nothing was explained to us. I wasn't given a phone call. We were locked in a room, no daylight, with no idea when we would get out. Footage from Canadian outlet Global News showed Mooney embracing friends and family on her return to Canada after her release from ICE detention in mid-March. Speaking to media, she said she would not "wish" the experience of being detained on anyone: Mooney added that she did not understand what had led to her detention, and admitted she had previous visa problems. She described her full visa process in her article in The Guardian. "Canadian Speaks out in Tearful Video Call from ICE Detention." ABC 10 News, 13 Mar. 2025, target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. Canadian Woman Detained by ICE Describes near 2-Week Ordeal. Global News, 17 Mar. 2025, target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. "Canadian Woman Put in Chains, Detained by ICE after Entering San Diego Border." ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV, 13 Mar. 2025, target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. "I Do Not Wish It upon Anyone": BC Woman Detained for 12 Days at US Border Details Ordeal. Global News, 17 Mar. 2025, target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. "Jasmine Mooney | Actress." IMDb, target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. Mooney, Jasmine. "I'm the Canadian Who Was Detained by Ice for Two Weeks. It Felt like I Had Been Kidnapped." The Guardian, 19 Mar. 2025. target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. Mukhtar, Ahmad "Canadian Jasmine Mooney Detained by ICE for Days after Trying to Enter U.S. from Mexico, Her Mom Says - CBS News." 14 Mar. 2025, target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. Owen, Brenna. "B.C. Woman Returns Home after Being Detained by U.S. Immigration Officials." CBC News, 16 Mar. 2025. target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. "Securing Our Borders." The White House, 21 Jan. 2025, target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. Tapp, Tom. "'American Pie' Actress Jasmine Mooney Describes 'Deeply Disturbing' 12-Day Detention At I.C.E. Facilities." Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025, target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. Vigdor, Neil. "Canadian Who Was in an 'American Pie' Video Says ICE Held Her for 12 Days." The New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025. target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025. "You're Not a Criminal, But You're Going to Jail: My ICE Detention Story as a Canadian Citizen." Medium, 19 Mar. 2025, target="blank"> Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
The Independent
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
American Pie actor breaks silence after being detained by ICE for 12 days
Jasmine Mooney has spoken out after she was arrested by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained her. After spending 12 days in different facilities in the Southwest, the American Pie Presents: The Book of Love actor said in an interview with CTV News at the Vancouver International Airport on Saturday that she was 'still processing' exactly what happened to her. 'I haven't slept in a while and haven't eaten proper food in a while, so I'm just really going through the motions,' she told the network. Mooney had been detained after crossing the San Ysidro border between Mexico and San Diego on March 3. She was carrying an incomplete application for a new Trade NAFTA (TN) work visa after her first was unexpectedly revoked, according to her mother, Alexis Eagles. Eagles said her daughter was subsequently held for three nights at the border before being transferred to the Otay Mesa Detention Centre in San Diego for three more. She spoke to ABC's 10 News San Diego from the facility about the 'inhumane' conditions she experienced including sleeping on a mat with no pillow or blanket 'with an aluminum foil wrapped over my body like a dead body for two and a half days.' An online tracking system then indicated Mooney had been released, only for it to emerge that she had been transferred to the San Luis Detention Center in Arizona. Mooney later confirmed that she arrived home in a since-expired Instagram Story, thanking everyone who reached out to her. 'I'm sorry if I haven't been able to respond to everyone — just got home after what felt like escaping a deeply disturbing psychological experiment,' her message began. 'I am beyond grateful for my friends, family, and the media who worked tirelessly to get me out — without them, I'd still be there. I wouldn't wish that experience on anyone.' She continued: 'While I was in prison, I began writing an essay about my experience, which I will be sharing soon. I refuse to let what happened break me; instead, I'm choosing to use my voice in the hope that it can help others.' Speaking to CTV News, Mooney claimed she was given no information about why she was being detained or when she would be able to leave. 'No one told me anything. Not once,' she said. 'I still don't even know how I'm home.' When she was asked whether or not she regretted trying to apply for a new visa, she told the outlet 'of course.' 'If I knew that that was even a possibility, like even a possibility that that could happen, I would have never, in a million years gone there,' Mooney said. 'I'm telling you, from the second I got there to now, I can't even process what just happened.' An ICE spokesperson confirmed to People on Monday that Mooney was detained on March 3 'for not having legal documentation' to be in the U.S. and that she was 'processed in accordance' with President Donald Trump's 'Securing Our Borders' executive order. 'All aliens in violation of U.S. immigration law may be subject to arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the U.S., regardless of nationality,' the spokesperson continued.
The Independent
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
‘Inhumane': Canadian actor detained for 12 days by ICE
Jasmine Mooney, a Canadian actor known for American Pie Presents: The Book of Love and Loudermilk, is home after being detained for 12 days by ICE. She was arrested at the San Ysidro crossing, on the US-Mexico border, on March 3 for lacking proper documentation while attempting to renew her work visa. The 35-year-old described her experience as 'inhumane' and psychologically disturbing, saying she slept on a mat with no pillow or blanket and wasn't given proper food. She expressed regret over attempting to enter the country with an incomplete visa application, saying she wouldn't have gone if she'd known the potential consequences. ICE confirmed her detainment, citing President Donald Trump 's "Securing Our Borders" executive order.
Express Tribune
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
‘American Pie' actress Jasmine Mooney breaks silence after 12-day ICE detention
Jasmine Mooney, known for her role in American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, has spoken publicly after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for 12 days. The Canadian actress was taken into custody on March 3 while attempting to cross the San Ysidro border between Mexico and San Diego to renew her Trade NAFTA (TN) work visa, according to her mother, Alexis Eagles. Mooney was reportedly carrying an incomplete application for a new TN visa, which allows Canadian professionals to work in the U.S. She was initially held at the border for three nights before being transferred to Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. After another three days, she was moved to the San Luis Detention Center in Arizona, despite online records suggesting she had been released. Speaking to CTV News at Vancouver International Airport upon her return home, Mooney described her experience as 'inhumane', claiming she was given little to no information about why she was being detained. 'No one told me anything. Not once,' she said. 'I still don't even know how I'm home.' During her time in detention, Mooney told ABC's 10 News San Diego that she was forced to sleep on a mat without a blanket or pillow, wrapped only in an aluminum foil sheet for warmth. She also alleged that the food quality was so poor that she avoided eating, resulting in significant weight loss. Following her release, Mooney took to Instagram to thank those who advocated for her, reflecting on her ordeal. In a now-expired Instagram Story, she shared that she had begun writing an essay about her experience and vowed to make it public. 'I refuse to let what happened break me; instead, I'm choosing to use my voice in the hope that it can help others.' Her case has also sparked discussions about visa policies and the treatment of detainees by U.S. immigration authorities.
New York Times
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Canadian Who Was in an ‘American Pie' Video Says ICE Held Her for 12 Days
When Jasmine Mooney brought her visa application earlier this month to the San Ysidro, Calif., border crossing, the busiest in the United States, the former actress said, she was prepared to be turned away. At worst, as she put it, she would have to pay for a flight home to Vancouver. But Ms. Mooney, 35, a Canadian national who appeared in 'American Pie Presents: The Book of Love,' a direct-to-video spinoff of the teen movie series, said that turned out to be the least of her worries after immigration officers on the U.S.-Mexico border flagged her work permit paperwork. They told her that she was in the wrong place, she said, and that she should have gone to a U.S. consulate instead. Ms. Mooney, who had been offered a marketing job with a U.S.-based health and wellness startup, said that what happened next had blindsided her. She said that she had been led to another room, the start of a 12-day-long plight of being detained by Immigrations and Custom Enforcement. 'They say, 'Hands on the wall,'' Ms. Mooney told The New York Times on Monday. Her ordeal bore similarity to several other seemingly unexplained detentions at the border, which have grabbed headlines and put people like Ms. Mooney into a legal purgatory of an ever-changing immigration system under the Trump administration. For the next two days, she said, she was confined to a small cell at the border station, where she was given a mat and a mylar blanket for sleeping. She said she had tried to reason with an immigration enforcement officer, to no avail, and had been transferred to an ICE detention center near San Diego in a jumpsuit and shackles. 'I'm not trying to be here illegally,' Ms. Mooney said she told the officer. 'I just want to go home.' As she was loaded into a prisoner van, she said, the reality of her situation sank in. 'They put you in chains,' she said. 'That's when I realized they are onboarding me into a real prison.' ICE officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday. Neither did the White House, which has made President Trump's executive orders governing immigration a centerpiece of his return to power. Ms. Mooney was applying for a TN visa, which allows professionals from Canada and Mexico to stay temporarily in the United States. She initially applied for one last year for her other marketing job, but she said that it had been rejected because the company's letterhead was missing from her documents. She said she had successfully reapplied about a month later at the San Ysidro border crossing, but when she tried to return to the United States at the end of November, a U.S. immigration official at the airport in Vancouver revoked her visa. He explained that her application had not been processed properly, she said, and raised concerns over one company that was employing her that sold hemp-based products. Ms. Mooney said it was not uncommon for people like her who work in Southern California to apply for visas at the San Ysidro border station, so earlier this month, she figured she would try again. Leonard D.M. Saunders, an immigration lawyer from Blaine, Wash., just south of the U.S. border with Canada, said Ms. Mooney's plan had given him pause when she discussed it with him. Ms. Mooney's roommate is one of his clients. He said that a number of his clients had their visas processed at the San Ysidro border station in the past without problems, but that he was concerned that Ms. Mooney might get stuck in Mexico. 'You hear all this stuff with these Columbia students being detained,' Mr. Saunders said. 'What was different? The new political climate. I hate to say it.' Ms. Mooney's case does not appear to be isolated. On March 7, a German national with a green card was arrested at Logan International Airport in Boston and was being detained, The Boston Globe reported. At the same border crossing where Ms. Mooney tried to enter the country, two German tourists were detained for weeks and eventually deported. Six days into her ordeal, Ms. Mooney said, she and a group of other detainees were awakened at 3 a.m. and were told they were being transferred to another ICE prison in Arizona, a five-hour drive. Detainees were shackled, fingerprinted and asked a series of questions about whether they had been sexually assaulted or had attempted suicide, according to Ms. Mooney, who said she and the other women had been required to take pregnancy tests. 'We had to pee in open Dixie cups in the cell, and the bathrooms are open,' she said. While she was being held by ICE, Ms. Mooney discussed her detention with the San Diego television station KGTV, which she said had drawn widespread attention to her situation. 'Why would they waste their time on a Canadian citizen who is at the border trying to do everything right?' Mr. Saunders said. 'It's not like she's going through the desert illegally.' David Eby, the premier of British Columbia, Ms. Mooney's home province, criticized her detention on Thursday when the media outlet CityNews asked him about it. He said that it had exacerbated the anxieties of Canadians. 'What about our relatives who are working in the States?' Mr. Eby said. 'What about when we cross the border? What kind of an experience are we going to have? The harm that this does to the U.S. economy through impacted tourism, impacted business relationships, impacted people who are seeking visas to work in the United States who have special skills that they can't get anywhere else: It is reckless, the approach of the president. And this woman should be brought back to Canada as quickly as possible.' After 12 days of being held, Ms. Mooney said, she was finally driven on Friday to San Diego International Airport and escorted onto an Air Canada flight to Vancouver. Her roommate, who paid $1,100 for her ticket, was waiting for her when she landed, along with her mother. Ms. Mooney is barred from returning to the United States for five years, but she said she plans to appeal. 'I love America,' she said. 'I love my friends there. I love the life I was building there and the opportunities.'
