To some extent the TN Process is designed to be relatively barrier free, at the descretion of border guards. Given Trump has already violated CUSMA, I would not have personally chosen to attempt to gain entry under a program largely defined by a treaty he's already violated.
There's definitely a healthy dose of personal responsibility involved here, but I highly agree with FA and Leondros that the ICE detention is a step far beyond anything I would even have guessed at. It really doesn't make a lot of sense unless their goal is to incarcerate. The easy solution would just have been to deny her entry and leave her stranded in Mexico.
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