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Babson College student deported to Honduras despite judge's order, now fights for return

Oct 5, 2026·Location: Boston, MA

Country of origin: Honduras

Babson College student deported to Honduras despite judge's order, now fights for return
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Amy Lucia López Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman on scholarship, was detained by ICE at Boston Logan Airport in November 2025 while trying to board a flight to surprise her parents for a family Thanksgiving reunion. She was unaware a removal order had been issued against her in 2017, when she was 11, after an immigration judge denied her and her mother's asylum claims. A federal judge in Massachusetts ordered that she not be moved out of state or deported, but ICE transferred her to Texas and deported her to Honduras, a country she had not visited since leaving at age 8; the government later conceded in court that an agent had misread the judge's order and apologized, but argued the violation should not affect her case. When offered a return flight in February 2026, she declined after ICE indicated she would be redetained in Texas and deported again. Her habeas corpus lawsuit was dismissed in March 2026 for lack of jurisdiction. She is now continuing her Babson studies remotely while living with her grandparents in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, as her attorneys argue before the First Circuit Court of Appeals that she should be allowed to return to Massachusetts.

Timeline

Oct 5, 2026—Attorneys argued before the First Circuit Court of Appeals for her return while she continues studies remotely from Honduras
Mar 1, 2026—Habeas corpus lawsuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Feb 1, 2026—Government offered her a return flight to the U.S., which she declined fearing redetention and redeportation
Nov 22, 2025—Deported to Honduras, a country she had not lived in since childhood
Nov 21, 2025—Federal judge issued emergency order blocking her removal and transfer out of Massachusetts for 72 hours
Nov 21, 2025—ICE transferred her to Texas despite the judge's order
Nov 20, 2025—Detained by ICE at Boston Logan Airport while attempting to board a flight for Thanksgiving
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