In Concord, N.H., a Babson College freshman set out on a flight from Boston to Texas, hoping to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. Instead, immigration officials detained her, saying her boarding pass had problems. She was quickly deported — first back to Texas and then to Honduras, the country she left when she was seven. The move violated a court order, according to her lawyer.
Attorney Todd Pomerleau, who represents the 19‑year‑old, said Lucia Lopez Belloza had never been made aware of any removal order. “She’s absolutely heartbroken,” he added. “Her college dream has just been shattered.”
ICE records show a judge in 2015 ordered Lopez Belloza’s removal, but Pomerleau can’t find any proof of that order, noting only a case closure in 2017. The lawyer criticized the government for holding her accountable for an alleged ten‑year‑old mistake that the woman apparently never learned about and for refusing to provide evidence.
One day after her arrest, a federal judge granted an emergency 72‑hour stay on any removal or transport outside Massachusetts or the United States. However, Lopez Belloza was sent back to Honduras within two days, and ICE and Babson College did not respond to requests for comment.
Now staying with her grandparents in Honduras, Lopez Belloza told The Boston Globe that she had been excited to update her parents and sisters about her first semester in business. “That was my dream,” she said. “I’m losing everything.”
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