Dr. Rasha Alawieh studied and worked on kidney transplant cases in the United States, including in Rhode Island, under the legal protection of a H-1B work visa. That was, until she was deported to her native Lebanon on Friday.

Dr Rasha Alawieh, a Brown University assistant professor and doctor was deported on Friday from Boston to Lebanon despite having a valid H-1B visa and a court order halting the deportation. The move c

A visa is a privilege not a right—glorifying and supporting terrorists who kill Americans is grounds for visa issuance to be denied. This is commonsense security,” Homeland Security said in their statement.