Eva Helena Mendes, a Green Card holder from Woonsocket, has been in federal custody since Nov. 5. Immigration authorities say she is subject to removal because of a shoplifting conviction that is more than a decade old.

What was supposed to be a surprise visit for family turned into a swift deportation for a Mass. college student.

Millions of Americans are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, and officials are warning those hitting the roads, rails and skies to prepare for a lot of company.Trave

The flight cancellations ordered across the country by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hit 52 Monday morning at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts. According to FlightAware, there have also been dozens of delays at Logan.

A Boston Logan International Airport runway reopened Friday after closing for more than two months as construction crews worked on safety upgrades. Runway 9-27 has been shut down since Sept. 2 as part of a plan to install a “vital” new safety system meant to stop planes that have overshot the runway, Massport said.

A Black Labrador Retriever named Hunter on Wednesday received a retirement send-off from the TSA at Logan Airport, where he worked to detect explosives for nearly a decade. Hunter’s official post-career plans include “spending his retirement on his handler’s couch,” TSA spokesperson Daniel Velez said on Wednesday.

TSA K-9 Hunter, 10, is calling it a career after nine years of explosive detection service with the agency. Logan Airport workers and TSA agents gathered and tossed balls and chew toys into the hallway as Hunter went off into retirement.