Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.

A doctor from Lebanon who arrived at the Boston airport was deported without explanation, after government lawyers said border officials did not get word she was to stay in the U.S. for a hearing.

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,