India, Nov. 25 -- Immigration authorities detained a University of Oklahoma professor of Iranian studies on Saturday while he was going to attend an academic conference in Washington, D.C., despite having a valid H-IB visa, as per his colleague.

President Donald Trump campaigned on mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, specifically targeting those with violent criminal records, and his administration ramped up immigration enforcement since his return to office in January.

However, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol are currently under heightened scrutiny due to multiple allegations of misconduct, aggressive tactics, and the detention of individuals who have the right to remain in the United States.

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