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University of Alabama graduate student detained by ICE, school says

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco

US immigration agents detained Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.

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  1. AL.com

    Iranian doctoral student at Alabama university detained by ICE (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    An Iranian doctoral student at the University of Alabama is being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

  2. AL.com

    What we know today about Alireza Doroudi, Alabama graduate student detained by ICE (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    No formal charge or legal issue was immediately apparent.

  3. Yellowhammer News

    University of Alabama doctoral student detained by ICE (opens Yellowhammer News)

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    A University of Alabama doctoral student has been detained by federal immigration authorities, according to statements released by the university and reports from various news outlets.

  4. CBS News

    ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student (opens CBS News)

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    A grad student at the University of Alabama was taken into custody by ICE agents this week, the university said. The reason why has not been made clear.

  5. NBC News

    University of Alabama doctoral student detained by ICE as government's college crackdown continues (opens NBC News)

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    A doctoral student at the University of Alabama has been arrested and detained by immigration authorities, as the Trump administration continues to target non-U.S.

  6. Alabama Political Reporter

    University of Alabama student detained by ICE as State Department revokes visas (opens Alabama Political Reporter)

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    Alabama Political Reporter's feed description

    Doroudi, who is originally from Iran, was taken from his home at 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning and detained.

  7. ABC 7 San Francisco

    University of Alabama graduate student detained by ICE, school says (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    US immigration agents detained Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.

  8. Fox News

    ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student from Iran (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A University of Alabama student was detained by ICE on Wednesday at his off-campus home.

  9. Washington Examiner

    ICE arrests Iranian University of Alabama student on a visa (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The University of Alabama confirmed that a doctoral student had been taken into ICE custody.

  10. Inside Higher Ed

    ICE Detains U of Alabama Doctoral Student, Iran Native (opens Inside Higher Ed)

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    Inside Higher Ed's feed description

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained a University of Alabama doctoral student and Iranian native. A spokesperson told Inside Higher Ed in an email that the student “posed significant national security concerns” but didn’t clarify what those concerns were.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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