Virginia student graduates from high school, braces for deportation

Washington Post by Eli Saslow

A salutatorian from Texas was granted a last-minute reprieve after 2,000 people rallied on her behalf. A valedictorian in Miami avoided deportation in March by collecting 100,000 signatures and traveling to Washington for a news conference with a Republican congressman.

But what happens when you’re ranked No. 22 at a suburban high school outside Richmond, where politicians haven’t responded to your calls and school officials aren’t sure whether to spell your name Heydi or Heidi?

DREAMer Heydi Mejia is scheduled to be deported to Guatemala soon. Read her story in the Washington Post.