Hours After Landing in U.S., Cleveland Clinic Doctor Forced to Leave by Trumps Order

[Judi Lynn]

Source: ProPublica


Dr. Suha Abushamma’s flight back to Saudi Arabia took off minutes before a federal judge ordered such forced removals to stop. “She was basically racing against Trump,” a colleague and friend said.
by Charles Ornstein
ProPublica, Jan. 29, 2017, 1:50 a.m.


Hours after landing in New York on Saturday, a doctor at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic was forced to leave the country based on an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that bans visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries for 90 days.

Her flight to Saudi Arabia took off minutes before a federal judge in New York put a temporary stay on turning back people in such situations.

Suha Abushamma, 26, is in the first year of an Internal Medicine residency program at the clinic and held an H1-B visa for workers in “specialty occupations.” Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, she holds a passport from Sudan, one of the seven countries from which Trump barred visitors.

On Saturday evening, Abushamma was forced to make a choice by Customs and Border Protection agents: She could leave the country voluntarily and withdraw her visa — or she could be forcibly deported, which would have prevented her from coming back to the United States for at least five years. The latter also would have resulted in a permanent black mark on her immigration record.

Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/cleveland-clinic-doctor-forced-to-leave-country-after-trump-order

[msanthrope]

1. This is disgusting. Lives lost, because of this. nt

[uppityperson]

2. Argh

[brer cat]

3. FDT

K&R

[pfitz59]

4. Dream destroyer Trump

He probably sports wood every time he signs one of his "proclamations". Petty, vindictive, thoughtless POS.

[burrowowl]

5. Damn Dump!

[ck4829]

6. Our govt turned her life upside down. Why? What good did it do?

[BumRushDaShow]

9. The confirmation of the power of white Christian male privilege

is being put on display.

THIS is what many of us say is the difference, when it comes to the "isms", between insisting a marginalized group is equally guilty of an "ism" vs merely being bigoted. I.e., this is a perfect example of someone who has the power to enforce the bigotry by "legal" means (de jure or de facto), on a grand scale.

[treestar]

7. That is horrible!

Without individual finding of the person being a danger. A doctor for heaven's sake!

[riversedge]

8. Her passport was from Sudan--but she was born in Saudi Arabia. What a horrible mess!

Hours After Landing in U.S., Cleveland Clinic Doctor Forced to Leave by Trump’s Order



https://www.propublica.org/article/cleveland-clinic-doctor-forced-to-leave-country-after-trump-order

Dr. Suha Abushamma’s flight back to Saudi Arabia took off minutes before a federal judge ordered such forced removals to stop. “She was basically racing against Trump,” a colleague and friend said.

by Charles Ornstein
ProPublica, Jan. 29, 2017, 1:50 a.m.




Protestors rally at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 during a demonstration against the new immigration ban issued by President Donald Trump. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)


...............On Saturday evening, Abushamma was forced to make a choice by Customs and Border Protection agents: She could leave the country voluntarily and withdraw her visa — or she could be forcibly deported, which would have prevented her from coming back to the United States for at least five years. The latter also would have resulted in a permanent black mark on her immigration record.

She asked for a delay but was refused, she said in a FaceTime interview with ProPublica while she was flying over the Atlantic on her way back to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is not one of the countries on Trump’s list, but because Abushamma’s passport is from Sudan, she was told she is covered by the executive order......................