‘I Applied for a Work Visa—and Was Thrown in Prison for Weeks’

‘I Applied for a Work Visa—and Was Thrown in Prison for Weeks’

I am a Canadian who loves America. Over the last year, I have lived in LA, working for a U.S. health and wellness brand, and on March 3, I went to reapply for my TN work visa—the type that allows professionals from Canada and Mexico to stay in the U.S.The last time I did this, in 2024, it was an easy process. As before, I went to the San Ysidro immigration office in San Diego, where previously my visa was easily obtained in just 30 minutes. But …