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

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1009 points n1b0m | 1 comments | 19 Mar 25 11:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.263s | source
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Febra33 ◴[19 Mar 25 13:15 UTC] No.43411503[source]▶
I have family in the US that I used to visit on a yearly basis, and as of this year I am afraid to visit them ever again. I'm an engineer with a very good income and a very stable life where I live. I would never immigrate illegally to the US to do some illegal job for scraps. And yet here we are, no one is safe. Anyone can end up in one of these hellholes.
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account42 ◴[20 Mar 25 13:24 UTC] No.43422962[source]▶
No one is safe from putting fear in their own minds, yes. But you don't have to do that.
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1. Febra33 ◴[21 Mar 25 19:32 UTC] No.43439998[source]▶
I'd rather not play stupid games for barely a prize worth it. With other words, I don't want US immigrations officers going through my phone, seeing a Trump critical message and throwing me into a hole for two weeks. I'd rather pick safer destinations :)