CONCORD, N.H.\u00a0\u2014\u00a0A 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.<\/p>\n
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, had already passed through security at Boston Logan International Airport on Nov. 20 when she was told there was an issue with her boarding pass, said attorney Todd Pomerleau. 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s absolutely heartbroken,\u201d Pomerleau said. \u201cHer college dream has just been shattered.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an immigration judge ordered Lopez Belloza to be deported in 2015. Pomerleau said she wasn\u2019t aware of any removal order, however, and the only record he\u2019s found indicates her case was closed in 2017.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re holding her responsible for something they claim happened a decade ago that she\u2019s completely unaware of and not showing any of the proof,\u201d the lawyer said.<\/p>\n
The day after Lopez Belloza was arrested, a federal judge issued an emergency order prohibiting the government from moving her out of Massachusetts or the United States for at least 72 hours. 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.<\/p>\n