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Brown’s spring break begins on March 22, when many students are expected to travel.
“Potential changes in travel restrictions and travel bans, visa procedures and processing, re-entry requirements, and other travel-related delays may affect travelers’ ability to return to the U.S. as planned,” wrote Russell C. Carey, Brown’s executive president for planning and policy, in an email on Sunday that was obtained by the Globe.
PROVIDENCE — Three days after a professor was prevented from re-entering the United States at Logan airport, Brown University officials advised international community members, including visa holders and permanent residents, to postpone travel outside the country.
Carey said it is unclear whether there may be implications for international students, staff, and scholars traveling domestically.
The advisory comes as Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, a a kidney transplant doctor and assistant professor at Brown Medicine and Rhode Island Hospital, traveled to Lebanon to see her parents but was prevented from re-entering the United States at Logan airport on Thursday evening.
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On Friday, Judge Leo T. Sorokin of the US District Court in Massachusetts ordered the government not to move Alawieh outside the District of Massachusetts without 48 hours’ notice so he could consider a a petition that said she had a valid visa authorizing her entry into the country. That same night, Alawieh was placed on a flight to Paris and later flown back to Lebanon, where she arrived on Sunday morning.
At Brown, many of Alawieh’s colleagues have expressed outrage, and students are planning a protest in her name for Monday night on the Rhode Island State House lawn. Carey said this travel advisory will be in effect until more information is available from the US Department of State.
The federal government has yet to publicly communicate travel bans or restrictions. On Monday, prosecutors wrote in new documents filed in court that Alawieh was questioned on Thursday about photos on her phone of Hassan Nasrallah, the late longtime leader of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group, as well as pictures of “fighters and martyrs.”
Customs and Border Patrol questioned the doctor, and “determined that her true intentions in the United States could not be determined,” prosecutors wrote.
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“Please know that we are closely monitoring the situation and will share updates if and when the federal government issues a significant new restriction or ban,” wrote Carey.
Alawieh’s deportation comes amid a a growing number of reports that immigration authorities are detaining people with green cards or visas after they return from trips outside the country. One day after a judge blocked the government from using wartime powers to deport accused Venezuelan gang members, members of the Trump administration posted on social media, claiming it had flown hundreds of alleged members Tren de Aragua to a prison in El Salvador. That has also raised questions about whether the president has openly defied a court order.
Other institutions have also warned international students of the risks of traveling overseas.
“While certain countries were referenced in the media reports, we do not yet have confirmation of which countries will be subject to a complete or partial travel ban, or whether nonimmigrants holding F-1, J-1, H-1B, TN or O-1 status would be exempt from a ban,” wrote Susan C. Ellison, the director of the Office of Visa and Immigration Services at Dartmouth College, to students, scholars, and employees on March 7, ahead of the college’s winter break.
Anticipating mass deportations and crackdowns for international travelers, Brown along with many other colleges and universities had advised all international students to return to campus ahead of President Trump’s inauguration in January.
“President-elect Trump has indicated that mass deportations could begin soon after he takes office,” Cornell University wrote in a note to students last December.
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“To avoid any unexpected issues,” officials at the University of Pennsylvania wrote late last year, “we advise returning prior to the presidential inauguration on 1/20/2025.”
This story has been updated with information filed by prosecutors Monday and information from Dartmouth College
Amanda Gokee of the Globe Staff staff contributed to this report.
Alexa Gagosz can be reached at alexa.gagosz@globe.com. Follow her @alexagagosz and on Instagram @AlexaGagosz.

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