Trump administration says detaining college student trying to surprise family was a mistake'

"Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College in Wellesley, 15 miles west of Boston, was detained at the city's airport on 20 November and flown to Honduras two days later. Her sudden removal came despite an emergency court order on 21 November directing the government to keep her in Massachusetts or elsewhere in the United States for at least 72 hours for legal processes."

"But the government also acknowledged it violated the judge's order. In court filings and in open court, government lawyers said an ICE deportation officer mistakenly believed the order no longer applied and he failed to activate a system that alerts other ICE officers that a case is subject to judicial review and that removal should be halted. On behalf of the government, we want to sincerely apologize, said Mark Sauter, assistant US attorney, to the judge, saying the employee understands he made a mistake."

Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College, was detained at Boston's airport on 20 November and flown to Honduras on 22 November. The removal occurred despite an emergency court order dated 21 November directing that she be kept in Massachusetts or elsewhere in the United States for at least 72 hours to allow legal processes. Her family emigrated from Honduras to the United States in 2014, and she is currently staying with grandparents and studying remotely while visiting an aunt in El Salvador. In early December, ICE officers reportedly arrived at her parents' Austin home, behaved aggressively, and left without taking action. The government told a federal court that it lacks jurisdiction because the lawsuit was filed after she was taken to Texas, while also acknowledging the violation and attributing it to an ICE officer's mistake.

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