The singer almost was jailed when she attempted to rejoin the US while on tour.
On Tuesday, the Disney Channel star who is now a pop star talked candidly about the horrific experience.
On “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” the 21-year-old admitted, “I got into legal trouble for the first time in my life.”
Rodrigo, who has been traveling the world since February as part of her “Guts World Tour,” claims the incident occurred as she was departing Canada.
“We were traveling to Portland or some other place from Canada. At border control, we were. When I show them my passport, they say, “Okay, whatever.”