Mistakenly deported Babson College student says her life turned upside down

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman, was deported to Honduras in November despite a Massachusetts judge's order that she remain in the U.S., and a government lawyer has apologized. Her attorney has asked a federal judge to order the administration to identify steps to return her within 14 days.

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College, was detained at a Boston airport in late November and deported to Honduras. The deportation occurred even after a Massachusetts judge ordered that she remain in the United States. A government lawyer apologized at a recent court hearing for violating that order. Her attorney has filed a request asking a federal judge to direct officials to identify ways to return her. What is known: - Lopez Belloza was deported in November despite a Massachusetts judge's order that she remain in the U.S. following earlier immigration proceedings. - A Trump administration lawyer apologized in court for violating the judge's order and the government acknowledged the error. - The government says the deportation was lawful because an immigration judge ordered removal in 2016 and the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed an appeal in 2017. - Her lawyer filed a court document asking the judge to require federal officials to identify steps, within 14 days, to return her to restore her prior status and pursue immigration proceedings. Summary: Officials have acknowledged a mistake and a government lawyer apologized for carrying out a deportation after a judge ordered the student to remain in the United States. Lopez Belloza is currently in Honduras and her attorney has asked a federal judge to order the government to identify a plan to return her within 14 days; the outcome is undetermined at this time.