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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Return Any Lucia Lopez Belloza After It Mistakenly Deported Her To Honduras
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U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns ordered the Trump administration to return Any Lucia Lopez Belloza She was deported to Honduras in November despite a court order blocking her removal
7 outlets told this the same way.
Judge orders student returned
A federal judge in Boston ordered the Trump administration to return Babson College student Any Lucia Lopez Belloza to the United States after she was mistakenly deported to Honduras in November. The judge set a deadline of roughly two weeks for her return. WHDH reported the judge ordered "19-year-old Babson College student Any Lucia Lopez Belloza to the United States within 14 days."
“A federal judge has ordered the Trump Administration to return 19-year-old Babson College student Any Lucia Lopez Belloza to the United States within 14 days after she was mistakenly deported to Honduras in November 2025.”
The Boston Globe described the order as requiring her return "within two weeks" and quoted the judge saying the government must "make amends." Devdiscourse summarized the ruling as ordering Lopez Belloza’s return "within two weeks," and the Austin American-Statesman said a federal judge ordered the U.S. government to return López Belloza after the case drew national attention.
Logan Airport deportation
Multiple outlets report that Lopez Belloza was taken into custody at Boston's Logan Airport and removed despite court filings seeking to block her deportation.
WHDH says she was stopped by immigration officers at Logan Airport on November 20 while en route to Texas, her attorney filed an emergency petition and a judge issued a 72-hour stay, but she was flown to Honduras the next day.
Spectrum News reports she was stopped at Logan while flying home for the holidays, held at a federal detention center in Texas and deported even though Boston immigration lawyer Todd C. Pomerleau had secured a temporary stay barring U.S. Immigration and Customs from removing her.
The Austin American-Statesman says she was detained at Logan while trying to surprise her parents for Thanksgiving and was deported about 48 hours after her arrest.
Government apology and ruling
Court filings and reporting indicate the government acknowledged the removal was a mistake and apologized in court.
“Court filings say the government admits the removal was a mistake and has apologized.”
The judge nonetheless ordered affirmative relief because the administration did not promptly correct the error on its own.
WHDH reports that 'the government admits the removal was a mistake and has apologized.'
Spectrum reports the administration 'apologized in court in mid-January for the error but took no corrective action.'
The Boston Globe quotes Judge Richard G. Stearns saying the government 'commendably admits that it did wrong' and that he set a deadline after the government declined a voluntary remedy.
Devdiscourse frames the ruling as underscoring the judiciary's role in determining rights and legality.
Reporting on Lopez Belloza
WHDH and Devdiscourse report that Lopez Belloza is attending Babson remotely while living with her grandmother in Honduras.
The Boston Globe reports she was with her grandparents and "was overcome with joy" at the judge’s order.
Spectrum reports her lawyer Todd C. Pomerleau said he would even buy her plane ticket to speed her return.
The Austin American-Statesman reports she had lived in the U.S. for more than a decade and was attending on a scholarship.
These details show consistent reporting that she remains enrolled and supported remotely while the court-ordered return is implemented.