Overview
- Any Lucia Lopez Belloca, 19, was detained at Boston’s Logan Airport on Nov. 20 while preparing to fly to Texas to visit her family for Thanksgiving.
- Court records show District Judge Allison Burroughs issued an emergency order Friday evening barring her removal and any transfer outside Massachusetts.
- Her attorney says she was flown to Texas that night and deported to Honduras on Nov. 22; ICE confirms the Nov. 22 removal.
- ICE states she unlawfully entered the U.S. in 2014 and was ordered removed on June 2, 2015, while her family and advocates say they were unaware of any outstanding order and raise due‑process concerns.
- Lopez Belloca is staying with relatives in Honduras as her attorney seeks her return, and Babson College says it is providing support to the student and campus community.