Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Lebanese kidney specialist at Brown University, was deported after returning from a trip to Lebanon, despite a valid visa and a court order blocking her expulsion. U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin ordered the government to notify the court 48 hours prior to any deportation, which he claimed they ignored. This raises serious allegations of willful disobedience against Customs and Border Protection. Alawieh's cousin is seeking legal remedies to prevent her deportation, with a hearing scheduled for further developments in the case.
"Judge Leo T. Sorokin of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts ordered the government Friday evening to provide the court with 48 hours' notice before deporting Alawieh."
"Customs and Border Protection did not respond Sunday to questions from The New York Times about why Alawieh had been detained and deported."
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