Dr. Rasha Alawieh studied and worked on kidney transplant cases in the United States, including in Rhode Island, under the legal protection of a H-1B work visa. That was, until she was deported to her native Lebanon on Friday.

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,” Homeland Security said in their statement.

United States Customs and Border officials are set to appear in federal court Monday after allegedly ignoring a judge's order not to deport a Rhode Island doctor who was detained last week.