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Doctor deported to Lebanon had photos 'sympathetic' to Hezbollah on phone, US says

Dr. Rasha Alawieh, an assistant professor at Brown University, was deported to Lebanon after U.S. Officials found images on her phone linked to Hezbollah and its leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah.
Alawieh was detained at Boston Logan International Airport upon arrival from Lebanon, despite holding a valid U.S. Work visa.
Federal Judge Leo Sorokin issued an order requiring officials to notify the court before deporting Alawieh, but this directive was ignored, resulting in her removal before a scheduled hearing.
Brown University expressed outrage over Alawieh's deportation and is advising international students to reconsider travel due to evolving immigration policies.

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Why was a Brown University surgeon deported to Lebanon?

While at first it wasn't clear why Rasha Alawieh was deported, the Department of Homeland Security later alleged that she'd expressed support for Hezbollah.

17 days ago·United States

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Brown University prof. deported for attending Hezbollah chief's funeral allegedly praised his sermons

An assistant professor at Brown University was deported to Lebanon after she traveled abroad to attend the funeral of former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and reportedly expressed praise for the slain terrorist leader, referring to him as a "spiritual person." #BrownUniversity #Hezbollah #RashaAlawieh

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Former Brown Medicine official declines to say whether supporting Hezbollah would be problematic

The doctor who hired Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Brown University assistant professor and kidney specialist who was deported over the weekend to Lebanon after federal agents said she “openly admitted” to supporting Hezbollah, declined to say whether he would have hired her had he known about her support for terrorists. Dr. Douglas Shemin — the former chief of Brown Medicine’s Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension, who hired Alawieh in spring 202…

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How feds took control of the narrative in deportation of Brown Medicine kidney doctor • Rhode Island Current

Images of former Hezbollah leaders, Hassan Nasrallah, left, and Hashem Safieddine, are seen at the stage for their funerals at the Sports City Stadium on Feb. 23, 2025, in Beirut, Lebanon. Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Brown Medicine kidney doctor, was deported after U.S. Customs officials found photos of the funeral on her phone. She told immigration officials she attended the funeral in the context of his religious practice, according to news reports b…

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Brown University Professor Deported to Lebanon Over ‘Sympathetic Photos’ of Hezbollah Leaders

Brown’s Open Curriculum banner. Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By The Cradle Rasha Alawieh, a Lebanese physician and assistant professor at Brown University in the US, was deported to Lebanon over the weekend despite holding a valid US work visa and a federal judge’s order temporarily blocking her removal. Her detention began Thursday at Boston Logan International Airport fol…

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Professor deported from US returns to Lebanon

BEIRUT: A Lebanese professor is back in her home country after she was expelled from the United States for attending the funeral of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah during a trip to Beirut, her family said on Tuesday. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and professor at the Ivy League Brown University, was detained on Thursday at Logan International Airport in Boston and deported the following day, US media reported. A member of Alawie…

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