US says it deported doctor who went to Beirut for Nasrallah’s funeral”
US authorities deported a Lebanese doctor working at an American university after pictures of Hezbollah were reportedly found on her phone, and she said she went to the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, the group’s leader assassinated by Israel.
Rasha Alawieh, a 34-year-old doctor and professor at Brown University, was detained and then deported hours later after landing at Boston’s Logan Airport.
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The Department of Homeland Security said Alawieh went to Beirut specifically to attend Nasrallah’s funeral. “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,” the DHS said in a post on X. The Department of Homeland Security said Alawieh went to Beirut specifically to attend Nasrallah’s funeral. “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,” the DHS said in a post on X.
