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‘American Pie’ Actress Says She Was Detained By ICE While Trying to Renew Her Work Visa: ‘I Have Never in My Life Seen Anything So Inhumane’


'American Pie' actress Jasmine Mooney said she was detained by ICE officials while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to renew her work visa.

“ American Pie ” actress Jasmine Mooney said she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to renew her work visa. Mooney, a Canadian whose other credits include “Kid Cannabis,” “Loudermilk,” ‘iZombie” and “Six,” attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico on March 3. Mooney said the food quality at the Otay Mesa Detention Center was so poor she refused to eat it, causing her to lose “so much weight.” She went on to describe one incident when she and 30 other women were moved in the middle of the night to a facility in Arizona.

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