Some members of Alabama’s congressional delegation said they have little information about the University of Alabama doctoral student who was reportedly detained by federal immigration agents this week.
The student, Alireza Doroudi, is from Iran and is one of the latest people detained in a string of arrests by immigration authorities targeting international college students. According to the school’s student newspaper, which first identified Doroudi, he is being held at a jail in the state, and a person with that name is listed as “in custody” on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement website.
The reason for his detention is unclear, but it appears to be the first such arrest in a state that is a Republican stronghold.