Brown University professor deported despite judge’s order, defying US court

<p>Rasha Alawieh’s case highlights Donald Trump’s escalating immigration policies and tensions with universities</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/mar/17/donald-trump-kennedy-center-jd-vance-tariffs-ukraine-immigration-us-politics-live-news">US politics live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>A Brown University medical professor was deported to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon">Lebanon</a> over the weekend despite having a valid US work visa, defying a judge’s order blocking her immediate removal from the country.</p><p>The case centering on Rasha Alawieh, 34, comes as <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s second presidential administration has been escalating its immigration policies and attacking universities.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/17/brown-university-rasha-alawieh-deported-lebanon">Continue reading...</a>