The idiots here are the ICE agents.

10-to-1 they had no idea what to do when a Canadian citizen showed up at the Mexican borderder.

The real scary shit is in the last line:

After her release, Mooney credited media attention and her support network for securing her freedom.

How many people don’t have that luxury?

Like, not every lawful immigrant is a C-list actress best known for an American Pie spinoff that didn’t even have Stiffler. Surely several are falling through the cracks.

This has got me concerned that a statistically significant number of people who don’t have that kind of reach are just…disappearing…

While I’d typically be the first person to bash on religion and religious traditions…having “traditions” of any sort can be very comforting in chaotic times. I think your take is needlessly cold and callous.