How was she "brought" here? If illegally, meaning crossing the border without inspection, then unless she's under 19, she cannot ultimately get her green card here but must leave the U.S. and apply in her homeland, which will trigger the 10-year bar against her when she leaves. Unfortunately, there is no excuse just because someone came illegally as a child with their parents.
You can file the I-130 for her but all that does when it's approved is to establish that she is the wife of a U.S. citizen (assuming you're a citizen). But the 10-year bar is a huge problem. One can get an extreme hardship waiver but it's a crapshoot. Read my
blog article on the topic.
Now, on the other hand, if she was brought here by her parents with a visa (was inspected at entry), she can get her green card here, and many forms, besides the I-130, are used to accomplish that. See my
article on this type of "easy" case.
Larry L. Doan, Esq.
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