The law says she has to leave.
Wanting to obey the law is now deemed as a "ploy" in your eyes?
When there are other more reasonable courses of action, YES, it does seem fishy.
I understand your point...and dont necessarily disagree.
However...if it were me in her position....
I would be so perplexed at the fact that the President of the United States announced that children of undocumented immigrants get a "pass" automatically, yet I must go through an appeal process since I am the child of a DOCUMENTED immigrant.....I would likely make it a "national story"...and I would not consider my actions as a "ploy"....more of a national eye opener.
So yes...you are likely correct...she opted to do this to make a point...a valid point...one that NEEDS to be made.
I do not fault her for it and neither should you.
People without an agenda aren't "perplexed". They're on the phone to their representitives. What happened with that? Just "self-deporting" without any mention of steps taken to solve the issue short of leaving, sounds unbelievable. Like a big hunk of the story is missing!