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Concord, N.H. (AP) — A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was instead deported to Honduras in violation of a court order, according to her attorney.
The Babson College student was then detained by immigration officials and within two days, sent to Texas and then Honduras, the country she left at age 7.
According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an immigration judge ordered Lopez Belloza deported in 2015.
Pomerleau said she wasn’t aware of any removal order, however, and the only record he’s found indicates her case was closed in 2017.
ICE did not respond to an email Friday from The Associated Press seeking comment about violating that order.
Babson College also did not respond to an email seeking comment. »