Birdie Mae Davis, civil rights pioneer in Alabama school desegregation, dies
Birdie Mae Davis’ name is synonymous with a decades-long legal fight to desegregate one of Alabama’s largest public school ...
US says doctor attended funeral for ‘terrorist.’ Did deportation violate court order?
The family of a doctor, who’s an assistant professor at Brown University, is pushing back against the woman’s deportation to Lebanon, saying she was detained at a Boston airport for more than a day ...
What we know about a Rhode Island doctor and professor who was deported to Lebanon
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a doctor and assistant professor with a visa to work in Rhode Island, was deported to her native Lebanon over the weekend despite an ongoing dispute over her detention by federal ...
Trump administration claims professor deported to Lebanon despite court order supported Hezbollah leader
BOSTON — Homeland Security officials on Monday said that a doctor from Lebanon who was deported over the weekend despite having a U.S. visa “openly admitted” to supporting a Hezbollah leader and ...
DHS: Deported Brown University doctor attended Hezbollah chief's funeral, supported terror leader
Brown University professor Dr. Rasha Alawieh was deported to Lebanon after allegedly admitting she went to the funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
U.S. Deports Brown University Surgeon to Lebanon Despite Judge’s Order
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.
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Why Are Visa and Green-Card Holders Being Detained and Deported?
There have been some harrowing reports about foreign nationals detained and deported amid Trump’s immigration crackdown. Here ...
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Brown committee releases draft statement of University values
The University released a draft statement of its institutional values in a Today@Brown announcement early Tuesday morning. This statement comes nearly four months after the University announced the ...
Deported Doctor Visited Lebanon for Hezbollah Leader's Funeral, DHS Says
Alawieh told border agents that she had traveled to Beirut to attend the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Judge cancels hearing for Brown University doctor deported despite his order
A federal judge canceled a Monday morning hearing for a doctor who was deported to Lebanon after demanding to know whether ...
Who is Dr. Rasha Alawieh? What is a H-1B visa? What to know about Brown University doctor
Thomas S. Brown, a lawyer who handles immigration and visa issues for doctors affiliated with Brown Medicine, said that Alawieh was returning to the U.S. on a valid H-1B visa, which would have allowed ...
The Deportation Rationale
The nephrologist’s deportation: The government deported Rasha Alawieh, a Lebanese kidney transplant expert at Brown University, over the weekend. She had a valid visa, and a court tried to block the ...