A 19-year-old first-year Babson College student, Any Lucia López Belloza, was detained at Boston Logan Airport and deported to Honduras after traveling to Texas for Thanksgiving, critics say, even though a federal judge had issued an emergency order barring removal for 72 hours. The episode has generated legal and campus backlash after reports that immigration officials ignored the court order. The Washington commentary and straight reporting describe López Belloza as a longtime U.S. resident with no criminal record who had been attending one of the country’s leading business schools. Babson administrators, student groups and immigration advocates have flagged the case as evidence of heightened enforcement risks for international and immigrant students. For colleges and universities, the case raises immediate compliance and student‑welfare questions: how institutions protect enrolled students facing immigration enforcement, how they coordinate with legal advocates, and how campus communities respond to removals that occur despite court interventions.
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