"The federal government admitted in court Tuesday that it had made a mistake in deporting a Babson College student to Honduras in November. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was attempting to fly back to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained by immigration authorities at Logan Airport on Nov. 20. She was taken to an ICE facility in Burlington, then flown to a detention facility in Texas."
""I want to sincerely apologize," Sauter said. "The government regrets that violation and acknowledges that violation." Sauter chalked up the mistake to an ICE agent misreading the court order. The agent believed that the order did not apply because Lopez Belloza was already in another state, Sauter said. The agent did not properly flag the order because of this. The agent has since been "counseled" about the mistake, Sauter said."
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, a Babson College student, was detained by immigration authorities at Logan Airport on Nov. 20 while attempting to fly to Texas to surprise family for Thanksgiving. She was transferred to an ICE facility in Burlington and later flown to a detention facility in Texas. A federal judge granted a 72-hour order preventing removal, but she was deported to Honduras the following day. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Sauter apologized in court, acknowledging the government violated the order. The mistake was attributed to an ICE agent misreading the court order and failing to flag it; the agent has been counseled. Lopez Belloza is staying with grandparents in Honduras, taking classes remotely, and applying for a visa to return.
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