Archive · 17 Jan 2026
US Judge Orders Visa for Deported College Student
A 19-year-old college student named Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was deported to Honduras by mistake.
A judge in the United States said this was a big mistake and gave the government three weeks to fix it.
The judge suggested giving her a student visa or bringing her back to the U.S. The student was trying to visit her family for Thanksgiving when she was deported.
A court order was ignored, and the government apologized for the error.
The judge said the student was outside the state when the lawsuit was filed, so he couldn't hear the whole case, but the government can still fix the mistake.
A U.S. judge ordered the Trump administration to rectify the deportation of 19-year-old Any Lucia Lopez Belloza to Honduras.
The judge suggested issuing her a student visa or arranging her return, with a 21-day deadline for action.
Lopez Belloza was deported while trying to visit her family for Thanksgiving, despite a court order barring her deportation.
The government apologized for the mistake, attributing it to an ICE officer who failed to flag the court order.
The judge lacked jurisdiction to hear the overall case as she was outside Massachusetts when the lawsuit was filed.
- Who
- Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old college student
- What
- Deported to Honduras and ordered to be issued a student visa
- When
- Deported on November 22, court order on January 16
- Where
- Boston, Massachusetts and Honduras
- Why
- ICE officer's mistake led to violation of court order
- Student's Name
- Any Lucia Lopez Belloza
- Age
- 19
- College
- Babson College, Massachusetts
- Deported To
- Honduras
- Judge's Name
- Richard Stearns
- Deadline for Action
- 21 days
- Reason for Deportation
- Traveling to visit family for Thanksgiving
- Court Order Violation
- ICE officer failed to flag the court order