Deported Student Refuses Return Flight Amid Threat of Immediate Deportation

Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 20-year-old Babson College student, was deported to Honduras on November 22 despite a Massachusetts judge's order barring her removal for 72 hours. The U.S. government later apologized for the error. A federal judge ordered the administration to arrange her return by February 17. Lopez Belloza refused a scheduled flight back after learning she could face immediate detention and deportation upon arrival, with her lawyer criticizing the administration's handling as "gamesmanship."