The Department of Homeland Security said Monday it had detained and deported Brown University professor Dr. Rasha Alawieh, despite a judge’s order that she was not to be removed from the U.S. Alawieh’s lawyers argued the federal government “willfully” disobeyed the court order. DHS said it deported Alawieh because she attended the funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a February trip back home to Lebanon. The funeral was a major event in Beirut, attended by hundreds of thousands of people. The deportation over the weekend triggered major uproar, including in the medical community. Dr. Alawieh is a transplant nephrologist, a highly specialized surgeon in critical need.
U.S. Deports Brown University Surgeon to Lebanon Despite Judge’s Order
HeadlineMar 18, 2025