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.

A professor with a valid visa has been deported from the United States under the Trump administration despite a court order stopping the administration from doing so. Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, is a Lebanese citizen,