Houston, March 28 -- At least six noncitizen students studying in U.S. higher education have been detained by federal agents so far in March.
According to the records on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) website on Thursday, Iranian national Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama, is currently held in an ICE "detention facility."
The university confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that a doctoral student was "detained off campus by federal immigration authorities" but did not disclose any personal information.
"Federal privacy laws limit what can be shared about an individual student. International students studying at the University are valued members of the campus communit...