Any Lucia López Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College first-year student, was detained at a Boston airport and deported to Honduras while traveling home for Thanksgiving, prompting legal and campus uproar. Commentators and civil-rights advocates say the removal—allegedly carried out despite a temporary federal order—raises questions about due process, the treatment of immigrant students and the reliability of legal protections on campus travel. The case has provoked calls for accountability and has unsettled universities that enroll undocumented or DACA students, who warn the action undermines trust between immigrant students and their institutions.
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