Brown University warns students about travel abroad after doctor deported

By Olivia Ebertz,

A Martínez

Published March 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM EDT

A Lebanese doctor who was working for a health nonprofit affiliated with Brown University was deported after traveling abroad. Now, the school is warning students and staff about international travel.

Olivia Ebertz

Olivia is a News Reporter for KYUK. She previously worked in the film industry in New York City. Her documentary films have screened at festivals worldwide. In 2020 she was an artist-in-residence in Petrozavodsk, Russia. She speaks English, Norwegian, Italian, Spanish, and Russian with decreasing fluency in that order.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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