Wow, as a Canadian I am shocked by the heartless drivel in so many of these comments. We tout ourselves as an open, accepting nation, yet appear to have this smug, sanctimonious attitude to this unfortunate human interest story. The reality is, this woman may have made mistakes, but that is not the real story. The whole point of the matter are the policies governing "illegal or unregistered immigrants" under the Trump administration. In Canada, we try to take into account the big picture. Is the person a functioning, contributing member of society? Do they have dependents? A clean record? How long have they been in the country? Do they work, pay taxes? Our process would not see this woman jailed, shackled and deported with virtually no due process. There should always be options in such cases, particularly where young children are involved. At the end of the day it's a sad story that would look and feel very differently if it were one of us.