Babson College supports student deported to Honduras

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD N H AP Babson College has instructed faculty and staff to provide academic and public assistance to a pupil who was deported to Honduras when she tried to fly home to visit family for Thanksgiving Related Articles In announcing pardon of drug trafficker while threatening Venezuela Trump displays contradictions Maureen Dowd Time to let my brother do the carving Bodycam footage from Operation Midway Blitz disclosed It s all about arresting people College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise despite court order A look at St Paul s legal tangles with the Trump administration Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was detained at Boston Logan International Airport on Nov when she tried to board a flight to surprise her family in Texas She was sent to Honduras two days later despite a court order prohibiting the establishment from moving her out of Massachusetts or the United States according to her attorney Lopez Belloza whose family emigrated from Honduras when she was is now staying with her grandparents The college s dean of campus life Caitlin Capozzi informed faculty and staff of Lopez Belloza s detention Tuesday Our ability to share specifics is limited by law but please know that our focus remains on supporting the candidate and their family as well as the wellbeing of our society the dean wrote in a message made populace Monday Relevant faculty and staff have been informed so they can provide appropriate academic and area help in the scholar s absence Lopez Belloza a freshman is studying business at Babson which has undergraduate students at its campus in Wellesley just west of Boston Capozzi commented the college is following protocols and staying informed and provided links to guidance for students A message posted online from college President Stephen Spinelli declared the college would not be commenting further due to legal and privacy considerations We understand that this news may feel unsettling particularly for our students faculty and staff who may already be navigating uncertainty he wrote According to U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement an immigration judge ordered Lopez Belloza deported in Sought about the crisis order prohibiting her removal the Department of Homeland Guard provided an earlier message that endorsed Lopez Belloza s detainment but did not address the court order Todd Pomerleau Lopez Belloza s attorney disclosed he has not been able to find any record of her original deportation order