An Iranian doctoral student who was studying at the University of Alabama has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

“The University of Alabama recently learned that a doctoral student has been detained off campus by federal immigration authorities,” the school said in a statement on Wednesday. “Federal privacy laws limit what can be shared about an individual student.”

International students are “valued members of the campus community,” the university added.

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