I have no love for Hezbollah, but it's not against the law to have photos on one's phone. I mean, plenty of MAGAts have photos of Nazis on their phones and they are, unfortunately, not getting deported.

The republicans opened the door, we can deport Elon for his Nazi sympathies and posts!

...and support for enemies of the US is a legal cause for expelling a foreigner from this country, H-1B visa or not.

Dr. Rasha Alawieh went to Lebanon so as to attend Nasrallah's funeral. Nasrallah was the third secretary-general of Hezbollah, a designated terrorist group and enemy of the US, who have murdered hundreds of Americans. If you like Hitler analogies, imagine a far right paramilitary group that worships Hitler, has killed US citizens in terrorist acts, and a foreigner then went to one of their events, coming into the country. You think they wouldn't be deported?

This isn't even close. Don't imagine for a second that under a President Harris administration, she would wind up any less deported.

Although, President Harris would obey the judicial stay on the revocation of her visa so that it can be reviewed, which Trump has illegally refused to do.

a book of Hitler.

Wow. I have deleted 'sympathetic videos and pictures' of the Odious Orange Dictator on my phone too, and yet, oddly enough that is not evidence of my support for the OOD.

This is fascist bullshit of the worst sort.

The right thing to do would have been, if the evidence supported it, to hold a deportation hearing as required by law.

I'll immediately assume their assertions and statements are lies until proven otherwise as well. I'll immediately assume those who buy it out of the gate are simpletons or trolls (e.g. Statler and Waldorf again).

...on someone's phone, what law does that actually transgress?

It seems that the chances are that this event is based on just another instance of the Trump Administration lying or fabricating something. Courts exist for a reason. Due process exists for a reason.

Time needs to be set aside now for the lengthy trials that will be necessary for all of Trump's lackeys and minions in his administration.

Then arrested, phone confiscated and pictures found.

Sounds like they looked at her cell phone at the airport and found the photos.

The article says she was then deported after finding “sympathetic photos and videos” of prominent Hezbollah figures in "a deleted items folder on her cell phone." Not sure if their search of her cell phone was legal; she may have just handed them her phone. Or, they coerced her into it.

Have said their phones and passports have been taken.

Can't be far behind.

This has been true for actors who felt violated after posting nude photos of themselves and for political opinions.

Neither is being sympathetic to an organization.

Anything that one posts online, including photos can be used.

Elon Musk recently posted something "sympathetic" to Adolf Hitler. I might consider their argument for deporting this Doctor/Professor if Musk is deported first.

I'd have a photo of a deeply hated fascist in a file of deleted photos on my phone, I suppose.

I don't know what phone she has, but assuming she did like most people do, I would assume that a user password (made by her) was set on her phone. Many times if you try the password enough times, it is locked for a certain amount of time or depending on the settings, the data is erased. Also, usually after a certain amount of inactivity, (e.g. 2 ,minutes) it locks the phone back to the home screen and then you have to reinput your password or whatever method you use. Also, as far as I know, you could only get access to the phone's folder once you put into a password/biometric authentication because you can't do it from the home screen.

I don't know, I am very skeptical of the explanation by this corrupt DOJ we have.

They can ask you to unlock your phone. They can be very persuasive. It sounds like they were prepared, and/or she was chatty.

We already have a shortage of doctors who are really good specialists, we don't need to lose more.

that can be presented in a court of law, or just a claim without any truth behind it? Is it actually a photo of a key member of
Hezbollah, or just a photo of a family friend that the DOJ is alleging is a member of Hezbollah?

This is classic witch-hunt tactic.

The photos were probably planted, if they exist at all.