US EditionUS apologizes for mistake in deporting Massachusetts college student, but defends her removal
The U.S. government admitted a procedural error in the deportation of a Babson College student but defended its legal basis citing prior immigration orders.
- On Nov. 20, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19-year-old Babson College freshman, was detained at Boston's airport and flown to Honduras two days later while the Trump administration apologized in court for the mistake.
- An ICE deportation officer said he mistakenly believed the judge's order no longer applied after Lopez Belloza left Massachusetts and failed to activate the judicial review alert system or notify ICE's enforcement office in Port Isabel, Texas.
- Court filings show timing issues as an emergency court order on Nov. 21 required officials to keep Lopez Belloza in the U.S. for at least 72 hours, but prosecutors said she could have sought additional appeals.
- U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns called the episode a `tragic` bureaucratic mistake and welcomed the government's acknowledgment, while Todd Pomerleau proposed letting Lopez Belloza return to finish her studies and reopen the removal order.
- The government contends the removal was lawful due to an immigration judge order and the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissal , arguing the error should not affect the case.
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Winston-Salem JournalUS defends student's deportation
BOSTON — The Trump administration apologized in court for a "mistake" in the deportation of a Massachusetts college student who was detained as she tried to fly home to surprise her family for Thanksgiving, but still argued the error should…
U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving
In a federal court hearing on Tuesday in Massachusetts, the Trump administration acknowledged that it made a mistake when it deported a college student flying home for Thanksgiving. Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, a freshman at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., was detained at an airport and deported to Honduras in late November after trying to surprise her family with a visit for the holiday. Despite the administration’s rare admission of error,…
AUSA Apologizes for Deporting Babson College Student
An assistant U.S. attorney apologized Tuesday on behalf of the Trump administration for wrongfully deporting a Babson College freshman, The Boston Globe reported. But it still remains unclear if or when the student will be brought back to the U.S.
Trump is sorry for deporting college student who flew home to surprise her family for Thanksgiving, but is still deporting her
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman, was detained at Boston’s airport on Nov. 20 and flown to Honduras two days later.
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