Trump Administration Apologizes For Deporting MA College Student: Reports

The Trump administration apologized for deporting a Babson College student who was trying to fly home to her family for Thanksgiving, according to reports.

"Any Lucía López Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College in Wellesley, 15 miles west of Boston, was detained at the city’s airport on 20 November and flown to Honduras two days later," the Guardian reported. "Her sudden removal came despite an emergency court order on 21 November directing the government to keep her in Massachusetts or elsewhere in the United States for at least 72 hours for legal processes."

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At a federal court hearing Tuesday in Boston, the government claimed the court lacked jurisdiction due to Lopez Belloza's lawyers filing their action after she arrived in Texas on her way out of the country to Honduras, from where she and her family emigrated in 2014, according to CNN, which said the "government also acknowledged it violated the judge’s order."

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"In court filings and in open court, government lawyers said an Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officer mistakenly believed the order no longer applied because Lopez Belloza had already left Massachusetts," per CNN. "The officer failed to activate a system that alerts other ICE officers that a case is subject to judicial review and that removal should be halted."

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During the Tuesday hearing, a federal prosecutor apologized for the deportation, according to The Hill.

"Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Sauter said during a Tuesday hearing, “On behalf of the government, we want to sincerely apologize,” adding that the employee understands “he made a mistake,” The Hill reported, citing the Associated Press.

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"Sauter said the removal was the result of 'an inadvertent mistake by one individual, not a willful act of violating a court order,'" The Hill story said.

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