"Any Lucía López Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College, thought that she would have a routine flight from Logan Airport in Boston to Texas on Nov. 20. She was hoping to surprise her family there ahead of Thanksgiving. Instead, Belloza was detained at the airport and deported a few days later to Honduras. Now, she is telling her story."
"Belloza fled Honduras when she was a child, seeking asylum with her family in Texas. Belloza's lawyer, Todd Pomerleau, insists that she was deported in violation of a court order. According to ICE, an immigration judge ordered her to be deported in 2015. Pomerleau has said that he cannot find records of that order, only ones showing that her case was closed in 2017."
"In the meantime, federal agents are reportedly investigating Belloza's family in Austin. Agents in unmarked vehicles arrived at their home on Sunday, rushing Belloza's father as he washed his car. He retreated into the home, but agents entered the family's backyard and lingered on the property for hours before leaving. They never knocked on the door or tried to communicate with the family, according to The New York Times."
Any Lucía López Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman, was detained at Logan Airport on Nov. 20 while trying to fly to Texas and was deported a few days later to Honduras. Belloza fled Honduras as a child and sought asylum with her family in Texas. Her lawyer, Todd Pomerleau, contends the deportation violated a court order, while ICE says an immigration judge ordered removal in 2015; Pomerleau reports only records showing the case closed in 2017. Federal agents reportedly investigated her family in Austin. Belloza described detention as "torture" and was flown with other immigrants to a federal facility in Texas.
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