Any Lucia López Belloza, a 19‑year‑old Babson College student, was detained at Boston Logan Airport returning from Thanksgiving plans and deported to Honduras, her family and university sources said. Lawyers and commentators say the removal occurred despite an emergency federal court order that briefly barred deportation. The incident provoked immediate campus outrage and calls for a full accounting from immigration authorities. Commentators framed the case as emblematic of heightened enforcement actions that erode immigrant students’ sense of safety on campus. Higher‑education leaders and legal advocates warned the deportation could damage trust between institutions and international students and urged federal transparency on the procedures that led to the removal.
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