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Massachusetts college student ordered returned will remain in Honduras
Summary
A federal judge ordered the government to return 19-year-old Any Lopez Belloza to the U.S. by Feb. 27, but she remains in Honduras and her lawyers say planned travel arrangements amount to a repeat deportation.
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A Babson College freshman, 19-year-old Any Lopez Belloza, will not be returning to Massachusetts and remains in Honduras despite a federal judge ordering the government to return her by Feb. 27. She was detained at Logan Airport while attempting to travel to Texas for Thanksgiving. The Department of Homeland Security says she entered the U.S. in 2014 and that the federal government later said she had to leave. Her lawyers say the family believed the immigration matter had been resolved and that officials failed to follow a court order barring her deportation while her case was pending.
Known facts:
- A federal judge issued an order saying the government must return Any Lopez Belloza and the court record states the government "admits that it did wrong."
- The article reports she was detained at Logan Airport and that DHS says she entered the U.S. in 2014 and was ordered to leave in 2015.
- Lawyers say ICE missed a court order attached to an email that prohibited deportation while the immigration case was pending.
- The article notes she was scheduled to be on a 1 p.m. Friday flight and that lawyers described a government filing indicating an intent to deport her again with a 72-hour notice window.
Summary:
The judge-ordered return and the court statement that the government admitted error frame the legal dispute. Reported next procedural actions include a government filing described as giving 72 hours' notice of deportation and lawyers saying they may pursue further legal challenges; the immediate timing of any return or additional court dates is undetermined at this time.
