I was a TN holder once and had company lawyers prepare my TN dossier so that it was watertight so I was never refused.
A refusal should only result in applicant being turned back and asked to try again after having addressed the shortcomings. There is nothing illegal about that.
Unless she is being held for something else that the story is not telling us about, refusal is no grounds for detention.
Having incomplete paperwork is not a crime. Our tax dollars are paying for this insanity. It's immoral, and then for addded insult it's a giant waste of money. Prison is very expensive.
It's interesting how you read "her position" to mean "affluent, attractive Canadian who broke the law", and not "attempting to pass through a border crossing with an incomplete application for a Trade NAFTA work visa".
A refusal should only result in applicant being turned back and asked to try again after having addressed the shortcomings. There is nothing illegal about that.
Unless she is being held for something else that the story is not telling us about, refusal is no grounds for detention.
She broke the law, it doesn't matter whether she is attractive, affluent and Canadian.
"how can they treat her this way (inhumane) she is not a poor mexican"
its not ok to treat anyone inhumanely, no one ever, not just people in specific situation or from specific background