Federal Courts Must Hold Trump Administration Accountable for Illegal Deportation of Student

In a disturbing display of bureaucratic overreach and disregard for judicial authority, the Trump administration has mistakenly deported 19-year-old Babson College freshman Lucia Lopez Belloza to Honduras—ignoring an explicit emergency court order meant to protect her from removal just before Thanksgiving. Lopez Belloza was detained at Boston’s airport on November 20, preparing to surprise her family in Texas for the holidays. Yet two days later, she was forcibly sent back to Honduras. This happened even though a federal judge had ordered that she remain in the United States for at least 72 hours. Government lawyers admitted violating this court directive...