Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Lebanese doctor, was deported by Homeland Security after she admitted to attending the funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and supporting him. This incident raised alarms, especially as a federal judge had ordered her not to be deported until a hearing took place. The department emphasized that holding a visa is a privilege that can be revoked if ties to terrorism are identified, citing commonsense security. The situation is part of a broader trend involving the deportation of visa-holding foreign nationals linked to protests.
"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.
"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 attending the funeral of a Hezbollah leader."
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