Judge Blocked Her Deportation, But Student Was Removed Anyway
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A college student says U.S. immigration officials deported her even after a federal judge ordered them not to.
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza described her situation in an exclusive interview with ABC News. She said she was living the "American Dream" before her removal.
A federal judge issued a stay to block her deportation. This type of order legally pauses removal proceedings. Despite this, immigration authorities carried out her deportation.
Lopez Belloza is now outside the United States. The circumstances of how the deportation proceeded against the judicial order remain unclear.