A federal judge is demanding the Trump administration explain why a Brown University assistant professor and doctor was reportedly deported over the weekend to Lebanon in defiance of a court order.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, who according to court documents is a citizen of Lebanon and holds an H-1B visa, was detained last week upon her arrival at a Boston airport. In an order on Friday evening in response to a petition from Alawieh's cousin, Yara Chehab, federal Judge Leo T. Sorokin mandated 48 hours' notice before Alawieh could be deported.
