January 28, 2026
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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Remedy Unlawful Deportation of Babson Student Within Three Weeks

A federal judge has ruled in favor of Any Lucia López Belloza, the Babson College student mistakenly deported to Honduras, and ordered the Trump administration to remedy the error within three weeks. The ruling explicitly recognizes the removal as erroneous and grants the relief her lawyer had sought to effect her return.

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📌 Key Facts

  • Any Lucia López Belloza, a Babson College student, was the subject of the deportation case.
  • A federal judge formally ruled in her favor on January 17, 2026.
  • The ruling concluded that her removal was a mistaken/errorful deportation that the government must correct.
  • The deportation sent López Belloza to Honduras.
  • The judge ordered the Trump administration to remedy the mistaken deportation and set a three‑week deadline to do so.

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January 17, 2026
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New information:
  • A federal judge has now formally ruled in favor of Any Lucia López Belloza.
  • The judge gave the Trump administration three weeks to 'rectify' the mistaken deportation to Honduras.
  • The ruling explicitly recognizes the removal as an error that the government must now fix on a deadline.