A Canadian man being held inside a U.S. immigration detention facility is speaking out about what he calls abysmal conditions and prolonged separation from his family, as his loved ones launch a legal fight for his release.
    • Khanzarate@lemmy.worldEnglish
      35·
      2 months ago

      While they did manage to find something to check off the right forms as “is criminal”, those were years ago, and had no reason to do anything about it now, and no reason to suspect he would reoffend, given the nature of the crimes.

      So no, they’re in the wrong.

      • verdare@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        24·
        2 months ago

        From our perspective, they’re in the wrong. From the perspective of people who are “tough on crime,” they’re in the right.

      • CaptDust@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        19·
        2 months ago

        I’m not defending this necessarily, but just saying Canada won’t let you cross the border even for a visit, if you’ve had a DUI ever. I find it unsurprising they’re digging into full history.

        • deltapi@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          2 months ago

          Because Canada considers DUIs a felony-level offence, regardless of how the home jurisdiction considers it.
          There are places in the states where it’s a misdemeanor and has a lower bar for conviction than the Canadian provinces have, but to the border entry requirements, a DUI is a DUI.
          That said, there are ways to become readmissible, but it’s a huge pain in the ass.

      • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        A record of a DUI alone has for a long time been enough for Canadian border officials to bar Americans from entry. I don’t see why Canadians shouldn’t be held to that same standard.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      “a misdemeanor charge that stemmed from police discovering a handgun in the glove compartment of the car Curtis was driving, which was only registered to his wife, and an impaired driving arrest eight years ago”

      How is a Canadian registering a handgun? This is his version of why he is detained.

  • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    48·
    2 months ago

    Curtis, a U.S. permanent [Texas] resident born in Edmonton, holds a business degree and works in the oil and gas sector.

    10 to 1 he’s a big-time Trump supporter.

    • Tiger666@lemmy.caEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      Edmonton is the center for liberal and left leaning people in Alberta. There is a chance that he is not a Trumper but living in Texas and working in oil he probably is a Trumper.

      • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        You could say the same thing about people in Austin but I don’t know that it would convince anyone.

    • LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I understand being angry at the Republican party and their supporters for the concentration camps, but you need to understand that this is the Democrats’ fault. If they hadn’t run such a weak liberal platform, these fascists would never have taken power.

  • TryingSomethingNew@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    19·
    2 months ago

    I don’t know as this is a leopards eating faces. I don’t believe he can vote, and there’s nothing there about him supporting it, just being unaware. Don’t get me wrong, lots of faces are delicious, but I don’t think this counts.

    • CMLVI@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      2 months ago

      It seems like he supported it; “they said they were going after the worst of them” seems like justification for supporting it. I don’t support it, and I wouldn’t say that. I do admit you have to assume some, but I’m not a jury and I’m not sentencing him to anything, so I’m not holding myself to the highest standard here.

  • mysticpickle@lemmy.caEnglish
    18·
    2 months ago

    Jim says the drug conviction involved a Xanax tablet being found in the backseat of his son’s truck. He says Curtis’ criminal history also includes a misdemeanor charge that stemmed from police discovering a handgun in the glove compartment of the car Curtis was driving, which was only registered to his wife, and an impaired driving arrest eight years ago, noting he has since cut alcohol out of his life.

    Drugs, guns, and a DUI? Get fukt son.

    • Albbi@piefed.caEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      If he thought they were “only focusing on ‘criminals and murderers’” then I bet they get their news from Fox News.

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    I don’t know that this actually fits the community - this is about a foreign national, who had some old charges he hadn’t dealt with for whatever reason (one of which dates back to high school, when he was technically still a juvenile), and took ICE/CBP at their word, and evidently didn’t realize they are 100% lying. Lots of people don’t keep close tabs on what our shitshow of a country is up to at this exact moment.

    This sounds a lot more like being in the wrong place at the wrong time while being somewhat oblivious/uninformed.

    • unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.mlEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      this is about a foreign national

      He also has a US green card, so that should’ve made ICE fuck right off.

      Although, any people who have a very large right not to be deported using up ICE resources is a good thing as they can fight against the charges easier It also makes their family and friends more likely not to blindly suck up trumpaganda.

      • msfroh@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Speaking as a green card holder (who, by definition, went through the immigration process), I’m wondering if they’re alleging that he lied on his application.

        It was a long time ago when I filled it out, but I do remember that there were a lot of questions about whether you’ve ever been convicted of or even charged with a crime.