"An officer told me again and again that I will be released once I landed in the United States. I want to keep contributing to the country I call home. Instead, I'm being treated as if I do not belong, as if my life does not matter."
"A federal judge had previously ordered the Trump administration to bring Any Lucia López Belloza back to the States after finding she was deported by mistake. The deadline for her return was Friday, and the government arranged for a flight from Honduras. But while Immigration and Customs Enforcement had apologized for Belloza's deportation, the State Department refused to grant her a student visa as the court had recommended."
"The lawyers cited a Thursday court filing from the Justice Department that said ICE intended to effectuate Belloza's final order of removal after she is returned. Belloza's lawyers told the Times that she opted not to board the plane because she worried that without the visa, ICE would turn around and deport her again."
Any Lucia López Belloza, a Babson College freshman, was wrongfully deported in November. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return her to the United States, with a Friday deadline for her arrival. While ICE apologized for the deportation error and arranged a flight from Honduras, the State Department refused to grant her a student visa as the court recommended. Justice Department filings indicated ICE intended to enforce her removal order upon her return. Fearing immediate re-deportation without proper visa documentation, Belloza declined to board the plane despite ICE officers' assurances of her release upon landing. She expressed frustration about being treated as if she does not belong in the country she calls home.
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