Deported Babson College student asks US government for help
The Boston Globe • • nation
Key Points:
- Lopez Belloza was mistakenly deported to Honduras after being detained at Logan Airport, despite a federal judge's order not to move or deport her, leading to significant emotional distress and separation from her family in Texas.
- The government admitted the error in federal court, with an Assistant US Attorney issuing a rare apology for the wrongful deportation, and a judge describing the case as a "tragic case of bureaucracy going wrong."
- Lopez Belloza, who was unaware of her deportation order from 2015, has been trying to continue her education remotely while living with her grandparents in Honduras, and hopes to return to Babson College where she had a full scholarship.
- Her family in Austin has faced increased ICE scrutiny and harassment following public statements about
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