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The deportation of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Lebanese national and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University, has ignited a legal controversy following her removal from the United States despite holding a valid work visa and a federal court order blocking her deportation.
Dr. Alawieh, 34, was detained on Thursday at Boston's Logan International Airport upon returning from a family visit to Lebanon. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers conducted a search of her electronic devices and, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ), discovered "sympathetic photos and videos" of Hezbollah leaders. She acknowledged attending a funeral for a. . .
