After Green Cards, is Trump now targeting H-1B visa holders?
deportation of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school, has sparked concerns about the treatment of H-1B visa holders under the Trump administration. Despite holding a valid H-1B visa and a federal court order temporarily blocking her removal, Alawieh was deported, raising questions about the future of employment-based visas in the United States.
Dr. Alawieh, a Lebanese citizen, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport after returning from a family visit to Lebanon. She was held for 36 hours before being put on a flight to Paris, even though US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had been ordered to give 48 hours' notice before any such action. CBP has not provided an explanation for why the court order was disregarded.
Legal representatives for Dr. Alawieh and her cousin, Yara Chehab, have filed cases against senior Trump administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, seeking answers on whether her deportation signals a policy shift against H-1B visa holders.
Rising deportations and raise alarm
The case comes amid a series of deportations and visa crackdowns targeting foreign nationals, including students and professionals. Last week, Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian PhD student at Columbia University, left the United States after her F-1 student visa was revoked. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused her of supporting Hamas, a group designated as a terrorist organization
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