A college student deported to Honduras after attempting to fly home to see her parents for Thanksgiving recently broke her silence about the ordeal, saying she was surprised and discouraged.

Any Lucia Lopez Belloca, who attends school in Massachusetts, was stopped at Boston Logan Airport on Thursday, Nov. 20, and detained by federal immigration officials, and put on a plane back to her birth country in Central America, her attorney, Todd Pomerleau confirmed to USA TODAY on Thursday, Dec. 4.

Pomerleau said his client was told there was an issue with her boarding pass, and on her way to customer service, was placed in handcuffs and removed from the airport.

In an interview with WCBV in Boston from Hondoras, the college freshmen, who is among swaths of people being targeted by ICE since President Donald Trump took office, said she was headed home to Texas to see her parents before she was taken into custody.

"For me to be in college, be one of the first ones in my family to be there... and now it's like, 'Oh, like it's not happening.' It feels sad in that end," Lopez-Belloca said in a video posted on the TV-station's website.

Here's what we know so far about the incident:

Who is Any Lucia Lopez-Belloca?

Any Lucia Lopez Belloca is a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.

In a letter addressed to Babson College students obtained by the TV station, the school confirmed it was aware one of its students was detained by ICE while traveling home for Thanksgiving.

"We understand that this news may feel unsettling, particularly for our students, faculty, and staff who may already be navigating uncertainty," the letter reads. "Our ability to share specifics is limited by law, but please know that our focus remains on supporting the student and their family, as well as the well-being of our community."

USA TODAY has reached out to the school.

What happened to Any Lucia Lopez Belloca?

Lopez Belloca's father told the Austin American-Statesman his daughter called her from the airport the day she was detained, crying and asking for help.

Francis Lopez told the outlet his daughter and family had been previously denied asylum, but"they had been assured by the judge they did not have deportation orders."

Pomerleau told USA TODAY Lopez Belloca came to the states at age 9, and "had been in court proceedings that ended in 2017 alongside her mother seeking asylum."

"She was told they ended favorably as well as her mother," Pomerleau said.

Lopez Belloca was never shown a warrant or given an explaination for being detained, her attorney said but was later told she had a removal order from immigration officials.

What officals say about the case:

According to CNN, the Department of Homeland Security said Lopez Belloca entered the U.S. illegally in 2014, and in 2015, an immigration judge ordered her removal, but she “illegally stayed in the country since.”

But Pomerleau reiterated to USA TODAY the only records he’s found in government databases indicate his client's case was closed in 2017.

When reached by USA TODAY, The Department of Homeland Security directed questions about Lopez Belloca's case to ICE officials.

USA TODAY has also reached out to ICE.

It was not immediately known whether she will be permitted to return to the United States.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ICE deports student headed home for Thanksgiving. What to know about her case.

Reporting by Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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