Mark Ruffalo, who apparently cut his international policy teeth starring in Marvel superhero films like The Avengers and during his turn as a Donald Trump-esque political leader in the box office dud Mickey 17, melted down over the deportation of Lebanese Brown University professor and Rhode Island doctor Dr. Rasha Alawieh, whom the Department of Homeland Security said attended the funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
“First they came for the liver specialist, Ruffalo began before adding a clarion call to his Bluesky followers to “Call your representatives and ask them what they are doing to stop this lawlessness? How are they stopping Trump’s march to dictatorship? How are they going to make the President follow the law?”
“Demand they stand up for the legislative branch and the law,” his missive concluded.
First they came for the liver specialist…
Call your representatives and ask them what they are doing to stop this lawlessness? How are they stopping Trump’s march to dictatorship? How are they going to make the President follow the law? Demand they stand up for the legislative branch and the law.
— Mark Ruffalo (@markruffalo.bsky.social) March 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ruffalo’s tirade included a link to a New York Times article that explains the U.S. government’s reason for deporting the visa holder, Dr. Alawieh:
When questioned by Customs and Border Protection officers upon her return to the United States, Dr. Rasha Alawieh, who is Lebanese, “openly admitted” her support for the leader, Hassan Nasrallah, according to a Homeland Security spokeswoman. Dr. Alawieh was detained at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday.
“A visa is a privilege not a right,” the spokeswoman, Tricia McLaughlin, said in a statement to The New York Times. “Glorifying and supporting terrorists who kill Americans is grounds for visa issuance to be denied. This is common-sense security.”
The department did not say how it knew that Dr. Alawieh had attended the funeral, which was held in a sports stadium and attracted tens of thousands of people. It also did not respond to questions about whether Dr. Alawieh has been accused of a crime or immigration violation.
It’s unclear what good Ruffalo’s demand that people call their representatives would do. The Times also reports that Dr. Alawieh’s law firm “withdrew from the case, telling the court their decision was made ‘as a result of further diligence.’”
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