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A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported despite a federal judge's order blocking her removal, according to her attorney.

Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, who entered the U.S. from Honduras when she was 8 years old, was about to board her flight to Texas last Friday to visit her parents and siblings when airport authorities told her to step aside, her attorney Todd Pomerleau told ABC News.

Lopez Belloza was detained, informed that she had a removal order and then arrested, her attorney said. Hours after her detainment, court documents obtained by ABC News show that a federal judge ordered the government not to remove the 19-year-old from the U.S. and not to transfer her outside of Massachusetts.

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So.... they trafficked a 19 year old.

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

At this point. I kinda wish I could get deported. Nearly anywhere is better than the shithole America is turning into.

[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You prefer a concentration camp in san Salvador?

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 4 points 39 minutes ago

That's the problem, they don't give you a free flight to a better country, they send you to a torture camp.

[–] lefthandeddude@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 24 minutes ago) (22 children)

Unlike with most ice agents that can't be identified, a judge can try to find out who arrested this woman by contacting the person running the airport.

The federal judge could order that the person running the airport terminal be detained and provide information to the court about which department of homeland security employees were responsible. If the person refuses to answer, the person could be arrested and held in contempt in a cell until they comply.

The federal judge could then issue an arrest for contempt of court orders for the department of homeland security officers responsible for violating the order and detain whoever deported this woman until she is brought back.

If this judge did this, it would likely be appealed immediately to the supreme court who would side with trump who would oppose it, the homeland security officers would be released, and nothing else would be done.

There is no mechanism to enforce a judicial order that protects immigrants when you have a supreme court that rubber stamps trump immigration policy.

Although this is terrible, probably 55% of the country still supports harsh immigration policies, even policies that lack process and violate judicial orders, if it gets rid of more brown people, and they have elected the most ruthless anti-immigration anti-POC people to get that done. In general, many American conventions of "process" and "rights" have been illusory in nature for a long time: people had rights if they had money, otherwise there was no enforcement mechanism. Many of the most important rights, like a right to a jury trial, can be taken away by giving people a jury trial that is unfair (no meaningful representation, no meaningful investigation, evidence withheld, a jury that only represents a certain segment of society) and even now it is mostly impossible to appeal such sham trials. Now, a person of color, even with meaningful representation, has no rights if they are Latino and they can't prove they were born inside the USA.

Imagine that poor girl's terror. She probably debated whether to stay at home and is so upset she decided to travel.

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago

Probably the only way is to start anonymously recommending any Republicans/MEGA for deportation. Most people don't live their day to day lives with official papers and passports on them. Just say they are good at faking being American but are actually here illegally from whatever country their ancestors came from. They might not get deported but they might spend some time in ICE detention.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Too bad the court serves the king.

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[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 19 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

But if I defy orders I immediately get arrested

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago (5 children)

Try being whiter and more privileged.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Truly the “worst of the worst”, violent criminal”, made member of el tren de aragua drug cartel. A real danger to the country and everyone in it. /s

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 16 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I’m confused how anyone “brown” thinks they’re safe leaving the house.

“What do you mean me? I never saw this coming!”

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I’m brown and have started carrying my American passport card on me at all times. The issue is that there’s nothing stopping them from just taking it away when they stop me on the street, and deporting me anyways. They knowingly deport American citizens all the time.

[–] lefthandeddude@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I'm so sorry you have to do this and feel this way. You are smart to be careful and sensible for being afraid.

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 hours ago

I don’t think the passport is gonna help. Maybe some pale foundation and a maga hat

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 146 points 9 hours ago (5 children)

So the ICE agents and commanding officer were arrested right? They are going to be punished…..? Yeah……?

[–] drdalek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 7 hours ago (6 children)

Please don't hinge any of your mental health on this hope. Things are going to get worse

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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 60 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Sounds something like contempt of court. The judge could order they be arrested and held in jail until she is presented in court.

[–] TheMadCodger@piefed.social 15 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Problem is, arrested by whom?

[–] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 hours ago

Let's start with the arrest warrant at least

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 hours ago

MA state police might go for it, but it’s a long shot.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 77 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I just don't understand how they can ignore federal judges and there's no consequences for anyone. These fascist creatures make me want to vomit.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 30 points 8 hours ago (6 children)

The judicial has no vehicle for enforcement. Policing is an executive function, and ICE under frump has basically no guardrails, and no other policing body is doing anything to check them.

[–] NeilBru@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The judicial has no vehicle for enforcement.

County Sherrifs and U.S. Marshals?

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 58 minutes ago* (last edited 58 minutes ago)

US Marshals are under the DOJ and they'd be told to not act.

I think the judge would need to deputize someone so they could act outside the DOJ, or at least take directions from the judge.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 4 points 4 hours ago

If the courts want to enforce the law, they can deputize citizens to carry out justice.

[–] TheMadCodger@piefed.social 16 points 7 hours ago

Exactly. It's the only branch that doesn't have some sort of law enforcement under them. And usually this is where someone interjects with US Marshalls!!1! In normal times, sure. Except they're owned by the DOJ, and we all know how that would play out.

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