A federal judge has been urged to compel the administration to devise a plan for the return of a Babson College student, wrongfully deported to Honduras just before Thanksgiving. The student's lawyer made the request in a court filing on Friday.
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a freshman at Babson College, was detained at Boston airport on 20 November as she prepared to fly home to surprise her family for the holidays. She was deported to Honduras two days later. This occurred despite an emergency court order mandating her retention in the US for a minimum of 72 hours. While government lawyers conceded in court that they had violated the judge's order, they contended the court lacked jurisdiction.
