Alawieh's lawyers argued that a federal judge ordered she not be deported without a hearing. The doctor is still in Lebanon awaiting the outcome of the case.

An assistant professor from Brown University’s medical school with a valid visa was deported from the U.S. despite a judge’s order that she was not to be removed.

A Lebanese doctor who was working for a health nonprofit affiliated with Brown University was deported after traveling abroad. Now, the school is warning students and staff about international travel.