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College Freshman Deported to Honduras Despite Emergency Court Order, Attorney Says

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman, was detained at Boston Logan on Nov. 20 and deported to Honduras within two days, her attorney says.

ICE officials say an immigration judge ordered her removed in 2015, but her lawyer says her case record shows closure in 2017 and she was unaware of any order.

A federal judge issued a 72-hour emergency order after her arrest; Lopez Belloza is now staying with grandparents in Honduras and says the deportation has devastated her college plans.

08:12 AM, 11/30/2025Society
College Freshman Deported to Honduras Despite Emergency Court Order, Attorney Says

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport on Nov. 20 while attempting to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. According to her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, airport staff initially told her there was a problem with her boarding pass; immigration officers then took her into custody and within two days she was transported to Texas and deported to Honduras, the country she left at age seven.

Timeline and legal dispute

Authorities say an immigration judge ordered Lopez Belloza removed in 2015. Pomerleau says she was unaware of any removal order and that the only official record he has located shows her immigration case was closed in 2017. The day after her arrest, a federal judge issued a 72-hour emergency order forbidding authorities from removing her from Massachusetts or the United States while the court reviewed the situation.

"She’s absolutely heartbroken," Pomerleau said. "Her college dream has just been shattered."

Aftermath

Lopez Belloza is now staying with her grandparents in Honduras. She told reporters she had been looking forward to sharing news of her first completed semester as a business student with her parents and younger sisters. "That was my dream," she said. "I’m losing everything."

Attempts to obtain comment from immigration authorities and from Babson College were not answered. Her lawyer says the government has not produced proof of the 2015 removal order he was told exists and that the record inconsistencies raise legal and procedural questions about how the removal was carried out.

What to watch next

The case raises questions about communication of orders, record accuracy, and compliance with a federal judge’s temporary directive. Observers and legal advocates will likely monitor whether the government provides documentation supporting its removal claim and whether Lopez Belloza or her counsel can pursue legal remedies to challenge the deportation.

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