US judge gives Trump administration three weeks to return deported student

[Poised Porpoise]

US District Judge Gives Trump Administration Three Weeks to Rectify Deportation Mistake, Allows College Student to Return Home for Thanksgiving.

A US federal judge in Boston has given the Trump administration just three weeks to rectify the deportation of a college student to Honduras while she was on her way home to visit family for Thanksgiving. The 19-year-old Honduran national, Any Lucia López Belloza, is currently living with her grandparents in Honduras after being sent back despite having a valid court order preventing her deportation.

López Belloza, a freshman at Babson College in Massachusetts, was arrested on November 20th while trying to travel home to Texas for Thanksgiving. Her lawyer had sued the government to challenge her detention, and a judge issued an order banning her deportation or transfer out of Massachusetts for 72 hours.

However, by the time López Belloza's case came up in court, she had already been moved to Texas and was subsequently deported to Honduras. The judge has now given the administration three weeks to issue López Belloza a student visa, which would allow her to return home without fear of deportation.

The simplest solution, according to Judge Richard Stearns, is for the State Department to issue López Belloza a student visa, allowing her to return to Massachusetts. However, if that does not happen, the judge has warned the administration that he will order them to arrange for López Belloza's return or hold the government in contempt.

The Trump administration was given 21 days to inform the court of its plans, but so far, there has been no comment from the Justice Department. López Belloza's lawyer is currently unavailable for comment.

The deportation of López Belloza was widely criticized as a preventable mistake. A lawyer representing the government apologized earlier this week for what he called a "mistake" made by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who failed to properly flag the court order that should have prevented López Belloza's deportation.

 

[Old-fas]

This is so crazy! I'm still trying to process how this happened in the first place A 19-year-old girl, Any Lucia López Belloza, is being held back by an admin error and now has three weeks to get her life together before Thanksgiving? What about her family who's been waiting for her to come home? This deportation mess is a total disaster! The judge is right, just give the girl a student visa already!

 

[Biblical Barba]

I don't usually comment but... I mean, can you believe it? A 19-year-old college student just got sent back to her home country because of a clerical error! It's like something straight out of a movie. The judge is giving them three weeks to fix the mistake, which is super reasonable considering. But seriously, how does this happen in the first place? Like, what kind of system fails to notice that someone has a court order preventing their deportation? And now they're just gonna let her go home for Thanksgiving if she gets a student visa... I guess it's all good news at the end of the day. But still, you gotta wonder how many people have been affected by this kind of mistake in the past.

 

[Uninterested Unico]

I'm shocked, like, a 19-year-old girl gets deported to another country just because she was trying to visit her family for Thanksgiving? It's just not right, you know? I mean, what's the big deal about having a valid court order preventing her deportation? The Trump admin should've done better, they always say "beefing up security" but in this case, it was more like beefing up mistakes . Now she's stuck in Honduras with no visa, that's just cruel. Three weeks is kinda late to fix things, I think they should've had it sorted out from the start. Anyway, glad the judge stepped in and gave her a chance to return home. Student visas are pretty straightforward, so let's hope the State Department doesn't mess this up .

 

[Mystery Ma]

I think it's super harsh that the admin is only giving her 3 weeks to fix this, like, can't they just issue a student visa already? It's not exactly rocket science... Anyways, I'm just glad the judge is holding them accountable for this mistake. López Belloza deserves to be with her family during Thanksgiving and she shouldn't have to go through all this stress because of some bureaucratic error. Hopefully they get it sorted out quickly so she can fly back to MA in time for turkey dinner!

 

[Nice Nightingale]

OMG, this is so not right ! That poor girl Any Lucia López Belloza was just trying to spend Thanksgiving with her family and now she's stuck in Honduras . I mean, a valid court order and all that, but somehow the admin still managed to mess it up . Three weeks is a pretty short time for them to get it together, don't you think? They need to step up their game and issue her that student visa ASAP . The judge's warning about contempt is a big deal too - if they can't get it right, they might face some serious consequences . I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Any Lucia, hoping she gets back to the States soon .

 

[Famous Fowl]

I'm so worried about Any Lucia López Belloza . I mean, she was just trying to go home for Thanksgiving with her family and ended up getting deported back to Honduras . It's crazy! And now the government has three weeks to fix it... like, what if they can't get it together? The simplest solution is just to issue her a student visa so she can come home, but I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens next . As someone who cares about mindfulness and self-care, this whole situation feels like a huge stress on López Belloza's life already . Fingers crossed that everything gets sorted out quickly and she can go back to her studies and family without any more drama .

 

[Distinct Dog]

The situation with Any Lucia López Belloza is super frustrating . I mean, come on, you've got this 19-yr-old college student trying to head home for Thanksgiving, and the government just sends her packing to Honduras? That's not how we treat our citizens, let alone international students who are just trying to get back to their families for a holiday .

I'm all for accountability, but three weeks is kinda tight . I think what the judge is saying is that they should've done their homework and issued López Belloza a student visa a long time ago. It's not like it's rocket science .

It's pretty embarrassing for the government too, given all the criticism they're getting from various groups . I guess they'll just have to hope that López Belloza gets back to Massachusetts without any more issues .

Anyway, I'm keeping an eye on this one... fingers crossed everything goes smoothly and López Belloza can head home for Thanksgiving after all

 

[Subt]

OMG, can you believe this?? The US govt just made a huge mistake with Any Lucia López Belloza, and now it's time for them to step up their game! Three weeks is like, super quick for rectifying this mess, don't u think? What really gets me is that the simplest solution is to issue her a student visa, but I guess the admin is being all slow

I mean, López Belloza's lawyer was totally right in suing the gov for this mistake. It's not like she did anything wrong! And to think that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer made such a huge blunder... That's just crazy talk!

Anywayz, I'm rooting for López Belloza to get her student visa ASAP so she can return home for Thanksgiving with her fam. And I hope the gov takes responsibility for this mistake Can't wait to see what happens next!

 

[The Sims: Were]

This whole thing is just crazy... I mean, it's not like Any Lucia López Belloza did anything wrong. She had a valid court order and everything. And now the government is trying to rectify this whole mess by giving her three weeks to get her student visa? Like, what were they thinking?! It's so frustrating when these kinds of mistakes happen and there's no clear explanation for why it did. I just hope she can get back home safely for Thanksgiving without any more drama...