AUSTIN, Texas — A college freshman from Austin is now in Honduras after immigration officials arrested her as she tried to fly home from Boston to surprise her family for Thanksgiving.

Any Lucía López Belloza’s lawyer said his client’s deportation violated a court order.

Now, this case is drawing national attention.

During a phone call with KVUE on Monday, Francis López, López Belloza’s father, said while he and his daughter are both doing better, “it’s been difficult for my family.” He said López Belloza is now with her grandparents in Honduras, a country the family fled in 2014 to escape violence.

The 19-year-old graduated from IDEA Rundberg in Austin before heading to Babson College near Boston.

In a statement to KVUE on Monday, IDEA Public Schools wrote, “We understand that news l

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