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March 7, 2012

Man Mistakenly Deported from U.S. Died in Honduras Prison Fire 
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Reports have emerged that a man who had been accidentally deported from
the United States was among the roughly 360 inmates who perished in the
Honduras prison fire last month. Nelson Avila-Lopez was deported in
October, just weeks after he was granted a stay of deportation.
Avila-Lopez, who came to the United States as a teenager to escape
attempts by local gangs to recruit him, was immediately jailed for
suspected gang involvement upon his return. At the time of his death in
the massive prison blaze on February 14, he had not been convicted of
any crime.



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