[free me]

She couldn't be deported if she wasn't here illegally. The article makes clear she is here illegally.

Another thing I don’t get is how she’s already valedictorian when the school year’s not over, but anything’s possible in Miami :)

LOl! I don't understand how she has a 6.7 GPA or why she is still in HS at age 25 (article says she came here at age 4in 1991).

[Lady Lucky]

You are probably right, but the article’s written so badly...I was thinking that IF her father’s a legal resident and IF she’s not yet 18, she MAY not be illegal, because a minor; but MAY become illegal at age 18.
In an ideal world I could slap a restraining order on journalists like this one. :)