On Sunday, immigration officers unexpectedly appeared at the Austin, Texas home of a family whose daughter had recently been deported, according to statements from the family and their attorney.

The officers arrived in three unmarked vehicles. One agent, wearing a green vest labeled E.R.O. — Enforcement and Removal Operations — rushed toward the student’s father, Francis López, as he was washing his car. Startled, López ran into his backyard and secured the gate behind him. The agent forced the gate open and entered the property.

López said he then went into his home and locked the back door. The agents remained outside for roughly two hours but made no attempt to speak with the family or knock. Eventually, they left as quietly as they had arrived.

The family’s daughter, 19-year-old Babson College freshman Any Lucía López Belloza, had been detained at Boston’s Logan International Airport on November 20 while traveling home as a surprise for Thanksgiving. Within 48 hours, she was deported to Honduras, the country she and her parents left more than ten years ago.

Her sudden removal has drawn national attention and intensified concern over the widening reach of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts.

Officials justified the deportation by citing a 2015 removal order. However, her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, said he found no evidence that such an order existed. He added that the deportation went forward despite a federal court order issued on November 21 stating that López could not be removed while her case was under review.

It remains unclear why E.R.O. agents appeared at her parents’ home. Both López and her father have spoken publicly about the case, and according to the family’s lawyer, Kristin Etter, theirs was the only house the unmarked vehicles approached.

Immigration advocates have suggested that the attention brought by media coverage may have alerted authorities to the parents’ unresolved immigration status. The family originally applied for asylum nearly a decade ago, but their petition was denied. They say they were never informed of any deportation order connected to the case.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement, did not respond to requests for comment.

Representative Greg Casar, a Democrat who represents the López family’s district, said the incident appeared intended to intimidate.

“The Trump administration is targeting the family of a college student simply because she spoke out about the unjust treatment she received,” Casar said on Sunday.

According to López, the events began as he washed his car. A white Ford pickup passed slowly down the street. When his youngest daughter — a toddler — ran into the road, he hurried to pull her back and raised his hand in apology toward the driver.

Moments later, two additional vehicles appeared. An unmasked agent stepped out, sprinted toward him without speaking, and entered the property. López said the agent was armed but did not draw his weapon.

“We are worried,” López said. “Especially for our daughters.”

The family moved to the United States twelve years ago, fearing escalating violence in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, where they lived. They eventually settled in Austin, where López works as a tailor and his wife cares for their two younger children, both U.S.-born citizens.

When Any was still very young, the family submitted an asylum application, which was later denied. López said they did not understand that an immediate appeal was required and were never notified of any final removal order affecting them or their daughter.

Etter described the family’s neighborhood as calm and peaceful, making the sudden arrival of federal officers even more unsettling. She added that the agents did not present a warrant or any paperwork that would justify entering private property.

When Any López was detained on November 20, she was told she was being removed because of an outstanding deportation order. She had lived in the United States since age seven but did not qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, as she arrived after the program’s cutoff date.

Her last-minute trip home had been a gift. López said his employer and the employer’s spouse purchased the flight so Any could surprise her family for the holiday.

When her ticket failed to scan at the airport, she sought assistance at the help counter. There, she was surrounded by immigration officers and taken into custody, according to her attorney.