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So deny her entry and let her airline deal with returning her? Why did she need to be imprisoned? International Law says that if you're denied entry the onus is on your flight carrier to return you, which is a private matter between you and the carrier.

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She was at the land border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego. Still not an excuse for her uncontested deportation to take two weeks though.

Denying entry is for honest mistakes. If someone is actively committing fraud you need to up the consequences in order to effectively deter others from trying their luck.

If she was suspected of fraud then inform, arrest her and make plans for this suspicion to be tested by trial, no? As I understand it she was "detained" rather than arrested, told outright that she had not committed a criminal offence, and was offered no further insight into her situation or when/where/how she would be released.

She crossed the land border - there is no airline.

Ah, even easier then, just tell her to turn around.

USCBP can't deport someone to a country they aren't a citizen of.

Mexico doesn't want that problem dumped on them.

Currently the USofA is deporting Venezuelans to El Salvador with no trial or other due process.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz032xjyyzyo

They are in custody of the USCBP for being in the country illegally and are awaiting final disposition.

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