Court documents say Customs and Border Protection violated a court order to halt the deportation of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, which the agency allegedly carried out “without any justification.”

Summary

Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Brown Medicine professor on an H-1B visa, was deported to Lebanon despite a federal judge’s order halting her removal.

She was detained for 36 hours at Boston Logan Airport before being sent back, preventing access to legal counsel. Court filings accuse Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of violating the judge’s order.

CBP defended its actions, stating that arrivals must prove admissibility. Brown University and her colleagues expressed distress over her deportation.

The court is set to hold an emergency hearing on Monday.

  • FatCrab@lemmy.one
    6·
    1 day ago

    Seems like the CBP staff involved in this very clearly illegal deportation should be named and shamed. Boston is not the city to be pulling this shit in.

    • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
      1·
      8 hours ago

      Named and shamed and not Boston?

      1. Half of the country would be naming and celebrating.
      2. Boston, a city still considered the most racist city in America?

      I mean combine that with the CBP being involved, I’m not surprised.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      3·
      23 hours ago

      The one with the “aliens bear the burden” bullshit excuse is named, I kid you not, Hilton Beckham.

      That’s one of the most ridiculous names I’ve ever seen.

      • FatCrab@lemmy.one
        2·
        8 hours ago

        Yea, she’s just a comms person with no actual competencies or practical function. That said, her office number is public info on CBP’s site.