University Of Alabama Student Detained By Federal Immigration Agents | EUROtoday

The University of Alabama on Wednesday confirmed that one in all its doctoral college students has been arrested off-campus by federal immigration authorities.

While the college has not recognized the identify of the coed, information by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement present Alireza Doroudi, an Iranian citizen whose LinkedIn profile lists he’s pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering on the University of Alabama, is within the company’s custody.

It’s unclear what led authorities to detain Doroudi, whose exact location will not be listed on the ICE web site.

The college stated it can “continue to follow all immigration laws and cooperate with federal authorities,” in line with a press release shared with The Crimson White, the college’s pupil newspaper, which was first to report on the story.

“International students studying at the University are valued members of the campus community, and International Student and Scholar Services is available to assist international students who have questions,” stated Alex House, a spokesperson for the college.

Doroudi’s arrest seems to comply with an alarming sample by President Donald Trump’s administration of focusing on noncitizen college college students.

Tufts University graduate pupil Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish nationwide, was captured this week by ICE brokers close to her residence whereas she was on her strategy to break her Ramadan quick with mates, her lawyer stated.

The Department of Homeland Security accused Ozturk of participating in pro-Hamas actions, which it thought of “grounds for visa issuance to be terminated.” The pupil was beforehand focused by a pro-Israel group over an op-ed Ozturk co-authored final yr, urging Tufts’ president to “acknowledge the Palestinian genocide.”

Earlier this month, authorities detained Columbia University pupil Mahmoud Khalil, a inexperienced card holder who’s married to a U.S. citizen, over his outstanding function in pro-Palestinian protests on campus final spring. Trump labelled Khalil “a Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student.”

“This is the first arrest of many to come,” Trump stated on the time.