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NEU STUDENT DEPORTED FROM BOSTON FOLLOWING TRAVEL BAN WRITTEN BY LAUREN DESOUSA // ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHEYENNE TANG On Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein arrived at Boston Logan International Airport. The purpose of his arrival was to return to Northeastern University to continue working towards his Bachelor of Science degree in economics and mathematics. Dehghani was attempting to reenter the United States on his valid F-1 student visa. An F-1 student visa is a non-immigrant student visa that permits international students to pursue an
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education in the United States. Typically, this visa should allow easy access through the various airport checks. However, Dehghani’s lawyer, Kerry Doyle, explained that the Northeastern University student was detained and eventually deported on a flight to France the next day. Prior to his deportation, Judge Allison D. Burroughs ordered that Dehghani’s removal be halted for a minimum of 48 hours. Customs and Border Protection claim that they were unaware
