Court orders Trump administration to facilitate deported student’s return

Al JazeeraEN 5 min read 100% complete by By News AgenciesFebruary 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM

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A US court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a Babson College student wrongfully deported to Honduras in November 2025. Lopez Belloza was arrested at Boston's Logan Airport while attempting to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. Despite her lawyers obtaining a court order barring her removal for 72 hours, ICE deported her to Honduras. Judge Richard Stearns gave the government two weeks to rectify the "mistake" and warned of potential contempt charges if they failed to comply. Lopez Belloza had been held in detention and denied access to a lawyer before her deportation, which violated the court order.

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