Family of B.C. woman detained in U.S. ‘optimistic’ she will be back within 24 hours [Video]

The family of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States after her visa was denied at a border crossing in California says she may be home “in the next 24 hours.”

Jasmine Mooney has been in the custody of U.S. immigration authorities since March 3, and Alexis Eagles, Mooney’s mother, says the businesswoman and former actress is scheduled to be transported back to California from an Arizona detention centre on Friday.

Eagles says in a written response that Mooney’s lawyer has informed the family of the development, and she believes her daughter is en route from the San Luis Regional Detention Center back to Otay Mesa, Calif., near San Diego.

The mother says they have booked a flight for Mooney to return to Canada, but there has been …