{"id":386378,"date":"2026-01-04T00:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/386378\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T00:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:13:15","slug":"canadian-woman-charged-with-illegally-crossing-into-u-s-kicking-border-agents-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/386378\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian woman charged with illegally crossing into U.S., kicking border agent\u2019s face"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted January 3, 2026 12:35 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0Canadian\u00a0woman\u00a0has been\u00a0charged\u00a0in the United States\u00a0with\u00a0crossing\u00a0into\u00a0Washington state and\u00a0kicking\u00a0a\u00a0border\u00a0agent in the\u00a0face.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The accused is facing one count each of assault on a federal officer and improper entry after the incident Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0U.S. district court documents, the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/fbi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FBI<\/a> alleges the\u00a0woman\u00a0was denied entry at the Peace Arch\u00a0border\u00a0crossing, south of Surrey, B.C., because she had a marijuana vape pen.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI says the accused was later spotted walking across a buffer zone at Peace Arch State Park, where people from both countries can visit each other.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11597489\/haitian-migrants-deported\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f01084e7cfadc27ea8d9a3b59770efe02695d3fd4741dff6cb2823ed13cf9b9d.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tSome Haitian migrants arrested in Quebec on Christmas Day deported to U.S.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11597110\/remote-work-option-ending-2026\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767485595_20_e43a7a95e21094b527c4438fdcec8d14356ebefe28ac543f93f216de792cb6b3.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tRemote work option ending for thousands of workers in 2026\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Responding\u00a0border\u00a0agents reported she hurled obscenities, resisted arrest and kicked a female supervisor in the\u00a0face.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI says the\u00a0woman\u00a0told investigators that she was meeting her fianc\u00e9 to retrieve their dog and did not strike anyone intentionally.<\/p>\n<p>She is due back in court later this month.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 The 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