The details in this Guardian article are not clear at all.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canadian-detained-us-border-1.7483021

This CBC article seems to confirm what you’re saying (according to statements from the woman’s mother). I totally agree with you about the red flags and poor decisions of this woman. And it seems like we’re in agreement on disliking what happened after.

Thanks for chatting it out!