Babson College Student Deported on Way Home for Thanksgiving
A 19-year-old college freshman has been deported to Honduras, the country she left at age seven, after being denied boarding on a flight from Boston to Texas. Lucia Lopez Belloza, a Babson College student, had planned to surprise her family with her first semester studying business.
Lopez Belloza's immigration issues began when she was told there was an issue with her boarding pass at Boston Logan International Airport on November 20th. She was then detained by immigration officials and within two days, sent to Texas and then Honduras.
According to her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, Lopez Belloza had no idea of any removal order against her and claims she is not responsible for something that happened a decade ago. The lawyer says the government's actions are "holding her responsible for something they claim happened a decade ago" without providing proof.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement initially stated that an immigration judge ordered Lopez Belloza deported in 2015, but Pomerleau claims that his client was unaware of any removal order and only found evidence of her case being closed in 2017.
After the arrest, a federal judge issued an emergency order to prevent the government from moving Lopez Belloza out of Massachusetts or the US for at least 72 hours. Despite this, ICE allegedly violated the order by deporting her.
Lopez Belloza is currently staying with her grandparents in Honduras and expressed sadness about being deported on Thanksgiving day. She had been looking forward to telling her parents and younger sisters about her first semester studying business, which was supposed to be a special moment for her family.
The deportation has left Lopez Belloza heartbroken and shattered her college dream. Her case highlights the complex issues surrounding immigration law enforcement and the potential consequences for innocent individuals caught in the system.
A 19-year-old college freshman has been deported to Honduras, the country she left at age seven, after being denied boarding on a flight from Boston to Texas. Lucia Lopez Belloza, a Babson College student, had planned to surprise her family with her first semester studying business.
Lopez Belloza's immigration issues began when she was told there was an issue with her boarding pass at Boston Logan International Airport on November 20th. She was then detained by immigration officials and within two days, sent to Texas and then Honduras.
According to her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, Lopez Belloza had no idea of any removal order against her and claims she is not responsible for something that happened a decade ago. The lawyer says the government's actions are "holding her responsible for something they claim happened a decade ago" without providing proof.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement initially stated that an immigration judge ordered Lopez Belloza deported in 2015, but Pomerleau claims that his client was unaware of any removal order and only found evidence of her case being closed in 2017.
After the arrest, a federal judge issued an emergency order to prevent the government from moving Lopez Belloza out of Massachusetts or the US for at least 72 hours. Despite this, ICE allegedly violated the order by deporting her.
Lopez Belloza is currently staying with her grandparents in Honduras and expressed sadness about being deported on Thanksgiving day. She had been looking forward to telling her parents and younger sisters about her first semester studying business, which was supposed to be a special moment for her family.
The deportation has left Lopez Belloza heartbroken and shattered her college dream. Her case highlights the complex issues surrounding immigration law enforcement and the potential consequences for innocent individuals caught in the system.
this is so not right! 
I cant believe she was deported on Thanksgiving, like, what even is that? 
She was just trying to come home and surprise her fam with her first semester studying business, and instead she gets stuck in Honduras? 
Her story is literally heartbreaking, and it's not fair that the gov't is treating her like this. 
I mean, what happened a decade ago? Why is she being held responsible for that now? 
It's just so unfair! 
She was just trying to make a new life and pursue her dreams, but instead she gets deported? 
#JusticeForLucia
A young woman, away from home studying to be a successful businessperson, gets caught up in a deportation mess that's not even her fault. She left Honduras as a kid and has been living in the US since then, trying to make a better life for herself. To be held responsible for something that happened 10 years ago is just ridiculous! The government needs to figure out what's going on with this case and fix it ASAP.
it's like, she had no idea she was supposed 2 b deported or anythin 
& from what i read her lawyer says the gov is holdin her responsible 4 somethin that happened when she was 7 yrs old?!? that's crazy talk 
it's like the gov is treatin these ppl like numbers not humans 
we gotta start thinkin 'bout all the ppl gettin deported & the families gettin torn apart 
it's time 4 us 2 speak up 4 immigration reform 
we can't keep lettin this stuff go on & on 
I don’t get why they're holding her responsible for something that supposedly happened 10 years ago when she's only 19 and just starting her life in the US. It's all so unfair 
. She was just trying to surprise her family and share her first semester experience, now she's stuck on the other side of the world 
. This is like, a nightmare come true for someone who's just trying to pursue their dreams...
the gov's actions are wild 
this is all so messed up 
... this all feels like something fishy to me 
. She was just trying to surprise her family, not cause any trouble, and the government is holding her accountable for something that supposedly happened a decade ago... no proof or anything? 
it just don't add up...
just thinking about it is giving me chills
ICE needs to do better, this is just another example of how broken the system can be 
we need to do something about this immigration system before more ppl get hurt like lucia 
. I mean, who gets held responsible for something that happened over a decade ago without any proof? 
