Canadian woman accused of illegal U.S. entry was reportedly meeting fiancé to pick up her dog

A Canadian woman is facing charges in the U.S. after allegedly illegally crossing the border into Washington state and becoming aggressive and violent during her arrest in late December, injuring a U.S. border agent in the process.

In custody at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility, the woman allegedly told investigators she was on her way to retrieve her dog from her Washington-based fiancé.

In an FBI affidavit filed in the U.S District Court for the state’s...