These people were most likely following guidlelines set for them as to what to do when someone with this type violation was found. She was transported to another facility for the night, and before doing so they frisked her, checked inside her bra and underwear, SOP most likely. No mention of orifice exams.
She's crying victim "I was emotionally raped". BS. She was at one time too arrogant or lazy to apply for a visa extension. Because our system had gotten so easy , anyone could stay for however long they wanted, there was no repercussion..till now I guess.
You can bet there are others who have been apprehended in the same way with the new procedures, but the media uses this one to portray a system of clowns.
The actions taken were certainly overdone in her case, especially the delay in sending her back, but in MO it shows a system thats beginning to tighten up. It's hasn't even been a year since the attack, and the system is huge, so it has to be a gigantic task to hire, train, and implement procedures needed for change.
You mention being extensively searched/detained in various airports like Saigon and Milan...but not in your very own country. I deplore the idea of frisking an 80-yr-old who is just travelling from Orlando to Phoenix to visit grandkids. I deplore fumbling hands under a 20-yr-old white blonde's sports bra by the same security Nazis who wouldn't dare ask a Muslim to remove a headpiece just to LOOK underneath (yes, these are generalizations/summarizations of different stories I have heard).
You also mention that your wife has travelled extensively and has been searched, "but not as aggressively". I just wonder if your views will change if she is ever randomly picked to be frisked under her bra and she finds it upsetting.