AUSTIN, Texas — Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College student, was detained and deported to Honduras while attempting to board a flight to Austin, according to her lawyer, Todd Pomerleau.
Pomerleau says Lopez Belloza was flying out of Boston’s Logan International Airport to surprise her family for Thanksgiving, but was stopped by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Pomerleau described the incident as “an unconstitutional bag job” and criticized the timing, saying, “It’s the day before Thanksgiving, we’re all supposed to be with our families. And yet she’s taken away from her family.”
Pomerleau stated that Lopez Belloza was scanning her boarding pass when she was informed of an issue with her ticket. He expressed skepticism, suggesting, “Something must have happened between when she had her passport scanned in Logan airport.” CBS Austin has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for clarification on why Lopez Belloza was detained and later deported, but we have not received a response…