"No one should have to feel this powerless. All I'm asking is for honesty and fairness. I'm asking to be treated like a human with rights. Her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, said his legal team is prepared to continue fighting the case through appeals and vowed that 19-year-old Any Lucia Lopez Belloza is not coming back in handcuffs."
"Lopez Belloza was detained at Boston's Logan International Airport in November while trying to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported to Honduras, the country she left at age 7, less than two days later despite a court order. DHS said Lopez Belloza entered the country in 2014 and that an immigration judge issued a final order of removal in 2015."
"In a statement Friday, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Immigration and Customs Enforcement attempted to comply with the court's order by arranging Lopez Belloza's return to the United States but that she failed to appear for her prearranged flight. The spokesperson said ICE made multiple attempts to contact her and declined to provide additional details, citing operational security."
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman with no criminal record, was mistakenly deported to Honduras in November after being detained at Boston's Logan International Airport while attempting to travel to Texas for Thanksgiving. A court order required the U.S. government to return her by midnight Friday. Her attorney claims federal officials stalled compliance and pressured her to board a flight that could have led to detention. The Department of Homeland Security stated Lopez Belloza failed to appear for a prearranged return flight, citing multiple contact attempts. Lopez Belloza, studying remotely from Honduras, remains there while her legal team continues fighting for her return, emphasizing her right to fair treatment.
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