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I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks

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1009 points n1b0m | 9 comments | 19 Mar 25 11:21 UTC | HN request time: 1.063s | source | bottom
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drumhead ◴[19 Mar 25 12:41 UTC] No.43411088[source]▶
If the objective is to scare people off from going to the USA, then they're doing a magnificent job. I've heard other cases of people with green cards being arrested and put in terrible conditions, with absolutely no reason given. This woman was ready to go back home and not enter the US, but instead she was dragged through hell and only released because she was Canadian. All those with different passports get subjected to their own more oppressive and never ending hells, like being deported to a prison camp in Ecuador with no idea when you'd ever be released.

New America is absolutely terrifying.

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1. freehorse ◴[19 Mar 25 12:48 UTC] No.43411147[source]▶
This whole situation -coupled with the outright bans or obstacles in giving visas to people from several countries- cannot but have unpredictable consequences. For example, right now, I cannot imagine any big academic international conference keep taking place in the US. And if they do, they should get boycotted. US right now is neither accessible nor safe for foreign citizens. And I bet recruiting or holding to highly skilled labour force will start being a problem too.
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2. jcranmer ◴[19 Mar 25 12:57 UTC] No.43411272[source]▶
> For example, right now, I cannot imagine any big academic international conference keep taking place in the US.

There is a language standards committee meeting that was going to take place in the US that is now not because too many attendees think the US is no longer a safe place to travel to. We're already seeing this damage take place.

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3. femiagbabiaka ◴[19 Mar 25 14:43 UTC] No.43412661[source]▶
It’s not just foreign citizens: it’s anyone who doesn’t look white. If you’re a U.S. citizen maybe you’ll get the privilege of being let go in less than a week.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/03/14/us-citiz...

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5. firefax ◴[19 Mar 25 15:00 UTC] No.43412912[source]▶
The venue I published in before dropping out of my PhD purposefully alternated between the US and international locations for these reasons. (Some folks would complain that Canada "didn't count", which would of course greatly offend the Canadians present.)

One prominent professor was screamed at, nearly tazed, and had their car torn apart because the CBP thought they were homeless, which would be amusing if this senior researcher had not been obviously traumatized by the experience.

I have heard terrible stories from Canadian academics for years through presidencies of "both sides", and I'm glad this story is getting the traction it deserves but we also need to be mindful we did not arrive at this moment overnight.

6. LPisGood ◴[19 Mar 25 15:27 UTC] No.43413297[source]▶
> For example, right now, I cannot imagine any big academic international conference keep taking place in the US.

I’m not sure what area you work in, but there are still many in computer science and optimization.

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7. freehorse ◴[19 Mar 25 15:39 UTC] No.43413468[source]▶
Which were already planned. And still, right now increasingly more people cannot go or wont go to them. Let's see after this summer how things are gonna go.
8. fc417fc802 ◴[20 Mar 25 10:02 UTC] No.43421322[source]▶
Really sad the sibling comment got flagged to death. I code in English! Everyone should code in English! No more C++, no more language standards committees, no more nonstandard languages!
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9. freehorse ◴[20 Mar 25 11:29 UTC] No.43421783{3}[source]▶
We should actually call it American, not English! The fact that several centuries ago some people in England spoke this language does not give them rights to call it with their place's name, when AMERICA is NOW so GREAT. I code in American, and AMERICAN is the greatest language of all!

And plus we do not need any standards committee for that, just an executive order.