Full Analysis Summary
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."
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.
Coverage Differences
Name & timing
Sources use slightly different name spellings and timing language: WHDH uses “Any Lucia Lopez Belloza” and specifies “within 14 days,” The Boston Globe uses the name “Any Lucia Lopez Bellozato” and says “within two weeks” and sets a deadline of Feb. 27, while Spectrum and others vary in naming (see next paragraphs). These differences reflect variations in reporting detail rather than clear factual disagreement about the judge’s order.
Name variation
Spectrum News uses a different given name in its lead (‘Maria Lopez Belloza’), which conflicts with other sources’ naming and indicates either a reporting error or alternative naming used by that outlet; this is an explicit discrepancy among the local outlets.
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.
Coverage Differences
Custody timing
There is variance in how sources describe timing in custody and the stay: WHDH mentions a “72-hour stay” then says she was flown the next day, Spectrum emphasizes a temporary stay had been secured but the removal occurred anyway, and the Austin American-Statesman quantifies ‘about 48 hours after her arrest.’ These differences reflect slight inconsistency in reported durations across outlets.
Legal background mention
The Boston Globe includes additional legal background not emphasized by other outlets: it reports that Lopez Belloza “entered the U.S. with her mother in 2014; an immigration judge denied their asylum claim and issued a removal order in 2017,” which ICE has cited. That historical context appears in The Boston Globe’s coverage but is omitted or less prominent in the other snippets.
Government apology and ruling
Court filings and reporting indicate the government acknowledged the removal was a mistake and apologized in court.
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.
Coverage Differences
Tone toward government
Some sources present the administration’s acknowledgment and apology as central (WHDH, Spectrum, Boston Globe use language like “admits” and “apologized”), while Austin American-Statesman emphasizes the broader pattern of aggressive enforcement and national attention. Devdiscourse highlights due-process implications and the judiciary’s role. These differences reflect variation between outlets that focus on the administration’s error versus those framing the story as systemic enforcement policy.
Judicial framing
The Boston Globe quotes the judge’s written decision and a specific deadline (Feb. 27) and emphasizes the judge’s language that the government must “make amends,” while Devdiscourse stresses the ruling’s implications for due process. That contrast shows some outlets foreground the court’s remedy details and judge’s language, others underline systemic legal questions.
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.
Coverage Differences
Age & name details
Outlets give differing personal details: WHDH identifies her as “19-year-old,” Boston Globe notes she “turned 20 recently,” and Spectrum uses the name “Maria Lopez Belloza.” These are reporting discrepancies on age and name spelling/usage that the outlets do not reconcile in their snippets.
Institutional support
Devdiscourse and WHDH explicitly note Babson College’s support for remote study, Spectrum highlights the lawyer’s offer to buy a ticket, and the Boston Globe reports the emotional reaction. Each source emphasizes different practical or human elements of the aftermath.