Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama doctoral student originally from Iran who wasdetained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, on Thursday was denied bond.
Judge Maithe González said Doroudi failed to meet the burden of showing that he was not a threat to national security.
“I’m flabbergasted,” said Doroudi’s attorney, David Rozas.
“She said it would be our duty to show he is not a national security risk but the government has out forth no evidence in the record that my client is actually a national security risk,” Rozas said.
“They’re asking us to prove a negative, which is impossible to do because I don’t, I’m not part of the government,” Rozas said.
https://www.al.com/news/2025/04/alireza-doroudi-denied-bond-alabama-doctoral-student-faces-possible-deportation-to-iran.html
Judge Maithe González said Doroudi failed to meet the burden of showing that he was not a threat to national security.
“I’m flabbergasted,” said Doroudi’s attorney, David Rozas.
“She said it would be our duty to show he is not a national security risk but the government has out forth no evidence in the record that my client is actually a national security risk,” Rozas said.
“They’re asking us to prove a negative, which is impossible to do because I don’t, I’m not part of the government,” Rozas said.
https://www.al.com/news/2025/04/alireza-doroudi-denied-bond-alabama-doctoral-student-faces-possible-deportation-to-iran.html
AL
Alireza Doroudi denied bond: Alabama doctoral student faces possible deportation to Iran
The UA doctoral student born in Iran was taken by ICE agents from his Tuscaloosa apartment around 3 a.m. on March 25.
A UCLA international graduate student has been detained at the U.S.-Mexico border and is being held by Customs and Border Protection, the school confirmed late Thursday.
Few details were released about the student, including her name and nationality.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-17/ucla-international-student-detained-us-mexico-border
Few details were released about the student, including her name and nationality.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-17/ucla-international-student-detained-us-mexico-border
Los Angeles Times
UCLA international student detained at U.S.-Mexico border amid Trump visa cancellations
UCLA confirmed that an international student was detained at the U.S.-Mexico border. A campus rally was quickly organized in her support.
The complaint alleges that ICE has abruptly and unlawfully terminated the students’ legal status in the United States “(…) stripping them of their ability to pursue their studies and maintain employment in the United States and risking their arrest, detention, and deportation.”
The administration, the suit says, has terminated their status by removing the students from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) used by the Department of Homeland Security to maintain information mainly regarding international students and their status in the country.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/16/us/international-visa-revocations-traffic-stops
The administration, the suit says, has terminated their status by removing the students from the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) used by the Department of Homeland Security to maintain information mainly regarding international students and their status in the country.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/16/us/international-visa-revocations-traffic-stops
CNN
Attorneys for more than 100 international students argue in court against revoked visas
A new federal lawsuit against the Trump administration seeks to reinstate the visas of more than 100 international students in the United States.
Attorneys warn that students and employers could face consequences if they continue working after termination from the database
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/lawyers-skeptical-of-trump-doj-claim-on-foreign-students-status
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/lawyers-skeptical-of-trump-doj-claim-on-foreign-students-status
Bloomberglaw
Lawyers Skeptical of Trump DOJ Claim on Foreign Students’ Status
The Trump administration is arguing in federal courts that termination of thousands of international students from a federal database has no impact on their lawful status in the US—a stance that’s been met with skepticism by immigration attorneys.
اقدامات مهاجرتی ترامپ صرفاً به این خاطر نیست که او در میان رؤسای جمهور بیشترین ضدیت را با مهاجرت قانونی داشته، برای محدود کردن حقوق مردم در آمریکا به بیشترین میزان ممکن است تا بتوان تا جای ممکن به دیکتاتوری نزدیک شد و قدرت در یک نفر متمرکز شود: ترامپ.
با تغییر شرایط لازم برای اثبات شهروندی او میتواند هر کسی را تهدید کند و بترساند.
با تغییر شرایط لازم برای اثبات شهروندی او میتواند هر کسی را تهدید کند و بترساند.
A Michigan federal judge said he wouldn't order the government to restore four international students' Student and Exchange Visitor Information System records
https://www.law360.com/amp/articles/2327393
https://www.law360.com/amp/articles/2327393
Law360
Mich. Judge Rejects Students' Plea To Restore SEVIS Records - Law360
A Michigan federal judge said he wouldn't order the government to restore four international students' Student and Exchange Visitor Information System records, finding the students couldn't prove the record termination automatically revoked their F-1 status…
استتس دانشجویی یک مرد اندونزیایی مخفیانه از سوی آیس لغو شد بی آن که اعلانی به او داده شود. چهار روز بعد آیس او را او به دلیل ماندن در آمریکا پس از انقضای استتساش دستگیر کرد.
https://www.startribune.com/indonesian-man-details-surprise-ice-arrest-in-minnesota-hospital-judge-denies-release/601332002
https://www.startribune.com/indonesian-man-details-surprise-ice-arrest-in-minnesota-hospital-judge-denies-release/601332002
Startribune
Indonesian man details surprise ICE arrest in MN hospital; judge denies release
Critics condemn the “silent” nature of his arrest as part of an aggressive new trend in immigration enforcement.
“The US isn’t the shining beacon on the hill here anymore,” he told CNN. “If you want to get a top-notch education that positions you well for your career, there are other choices now.”
Some signs point to even US citizens increasingly looking to Canada for their education: Reuters reported at least three Canadian universities had seen an uptick in interest and applications from American students.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/us/international-students-universities-funding-trump/index.html
Some signs point to even US citizens increasingly looking to Canada for their education: Reuters reported at least three Canadian universities had seen an uptick in interest and applications from American students.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/us/international-students-universities-funding-trump/index.html
CNN
Already facing Trump administration cuts, US colleges risk losses from another revenue source: foreign students
Foreign students considering whether to attend college in the US are looking at a new landscape, including the revocation of hundreds of student visas. If they choose to take their dollars elsewhere, it could spell financial trouble for the US colleges that…
A Bay Area law firm on Tuesday asked a U.S. District Court judge in San Francisco to restore legal status to hundreds of international students who have been left in limbo by the Trump administration’s swift and sweeping termination of their visas and legal status in recent weeks, according to court records.
DeHeng Law Offices in Pleasanton filed a motion for a nationwide temporary restraining order, which could be heard by Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco as soon as Friday, court records show.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/uc-berkeley-architecture-student-from-china-says-trump-deportation-threat-would-ruin-her-life/ar-AA1D0dUj
DeHeng Law Offices in Pleasanton filed a motion for a nationwide temporary restraining order, which could be heard by Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco as soon as Friday, court records show.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/uc-berkeley-architecture-student-from-china-says-trump-deportation-threat-would-ruin-her-life/ar-AA1D0dUj
MSN
UC Berkeley architecture student from China says Trump deportation threat would ‘ruin’ her life
A Bay Area law firm on Tuesday asked a U.S. District Court judge in San Francisco to restore legal status to hundreds of international students who have been left in limbo by the Trump administration’s swift and sweeping termination of their visas and legal…