A doctoral student at the University of Alabama has been arrested and detained by immigration authorities, as the Trump administration continues to target noncitizens in higher education.
The university said in a Wednesday statement that the student was recently "detained off campus by federal immigration authorities."
The Crimson White, the university's newspaper, reported that the man is Iranian national Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral candidate studying mechanical engineering.
Alireza Doroudi on the campus of the University of Alabama.
The University of Alabama College Democrats said in a Wednesday statement that it was aware of Doroudi's arrest and detainment, calling the news a bitter blow to the campus community.
Donald Trump, Tom Homan and ICE have struck a cold, vicious dagger through the heart of UA's international community," the group said.
Columbia student Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old permanent U.S. resident, also faces a deportation order but a judge ruled this week that she cannot be detained. »
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