Suha Abushamma, the first-year Cleveland Clinic medical resident who was forced to leave the country last weekend, has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump. She’s not alone.

The suit revolves around claims of unlawful detention and removal. Recall that Abushamma had returned to the U.S. right after Trump’s travel ban executive order had gone into effect. She was detained for about nine hours and told to leave the country immediately or face deportation. Facing dim prospects and chaos across the U.S., Abushamma flew back to Saudi Arabia to regroup with family. (Abushamma holds Sudanese citizenship.)

The complaint, filed in federal court, gives a detailed account of the uncertainty plaguing JFK International Airport, including the tireless work of Customs and Border Protection agents coming between travelers and their attorneys.

U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon will hold a hearing on Feb. 15 over Abushamma’s request to return to the States.

This article appears in Feb 1-7, 2017.

Eric Sandy is an award-winning Cleveland-based journalist. For a while, he was the managing editor of Scene. He now contributes jam band features every now and then.

2 replies on “Cleveland Clinic Medical Resident Barred from Entering U.S. is Now Suing Donald Trump”

  1. unlawful? non-citizen has no constitutional rights, and even citizens are bound under Federal law, which is Presidential policy

  2. If the arrival of the person was pre-order, than it would be unlawful detention and removal while in good legal standing under original permission. This is a start up showing flaws in authority measures presenting image for bias instead of the perception of protecting our citizens under the order to have a sound structure and filter diminishing radical settlement.

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