A student at the University of Minnesota and another at University of Alabama were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this past week as President Donald Trump continues his campus crackdown across the nation. 

Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral student from Iran studying mechanical engineering in Alabama, was taken into custody around 5am Tuesday by ICE. 

An unidentified graduate student attending the University of Minnesota was also detained by ICE on Thursday at an off-campus residence, the school said in an email to staff and students. 

The student has not been named and it is unclear where they are from. The school said the student attends the Twin Cities campus under the Carlson School of Management. 

In an update from the university on Friday, the school said it ‘had no prior knowledge of this incident and did not share any information with federal authorities before it occurred.’ 

A spokesperson with the school told DailyMail.com: ‘We don’t have any updates at this time beyond what we’ve already been able to share about the situation.’ 

The two arrests come after Tufts graduate Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was sensationally carted off and thrown into ICE detention this week.  

Alireza Doroudi entered the U.S. on an F-1 student visa that was issued by the U.S. Embassy in Oman in January 2023, but after six months in the states it was revoked, The Crimson White reported. 

Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral student from Iran studying mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama, was taken into custody around 5am Tuesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

An unidentified graduate student attending the University of Minnesota (pictured) was also detained by ICE on Thursday at an off-campus residence

Despite contacting International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) at the University of Alabama, who ‘replied with confidence’ that his case ‘was not unusual or problematic and that he could remain in the U.S. legally as long as he maintained his student status,’ Doroudi was detained last week. 

The Department of Homeland Security said that because his student visa was revoked, Doroudi ‘posed significant national security concerns.’

According to the ICE website, Doroudi is currently being held at the Jena/LaSalle Detention Facility in Louisiana. 

David Rozas, Doroudi’s attorney, told ABC News his client had ‘not been informed of any allegations concerning significant national security issues.’ 

Rozas said the student has ‘not been arrested for any crime, nor has he participated in any anti-government protests.’ 

No federal charges have been filed against him, according to federal court records. 

‘He is legally present in the U.S., pursuing his American dream by working towards his doctorate in mechanical engineering. 

‘He is also in the early stages of applying for an EB-1/Adjustment of Status as a researcher with extraordinary ability,’ Rozas said. 

In a statement following Doroudi’s arrest, the school said they will ‘continue to follow all immigration laws and cooperate with federal authorities.’ 

Doroudi entered the U.S. on an F-1 student visa that was issued by the U.S. Embassy in Oman in January 2023, but after six months in the states it was revoked. Because of this the Department of Homeland Security said he ‘posed significant national security concerns’ 

According to the ICE website, Doroudi is currently being held at the Jena/LaSalle Detention Facility in Louisiana

‘The University of Alabama recently learned that a doctoral student has been detained off campus by federal immigration authorities,’ the school wrote. 

‘Federal privacy laws limit what can be shared about an individual student. International students studying at the University are valued members of the campus community, and International Student and Scholar Services is available to assist international students who have questions.’ 

The University of Minnesota’s Graduate Labor Union organized a protest Saturday outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in downtown Minneapolis for the unnamed student who was detained. 

Organizers said they stood in solidarity with international students facing uncertain futures as the new Trump administration pursues an immigration clampdown that has targeted people with ties to American colleges and universities.

‘An increasing number of international students are being detained without due process across the country,’ leaders of the University of Minnesota Graduate Labor Union-United Electrical Local 1105 said in a statement.

‘These constitutional violations are part of a larger plan to continue stripping our rights away from us, starting with immigrants. It will not stop there.’ 

A rally and press conference is scheduled for Monday at noon outside Morrill Hall. 

‘An attack on us is an attack on all of us. We remain committed to protecting our international graduate workers, our civil liberties, and the tenets of academic freedom,’ the organization said. 

Local government officials have also taken to social media, calling on ICE and Homeland Security to release details of the student.

The University of Minnesota’s Graduate Labor Union organized a protest Saturday outside the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in downtown Minneapolis for the unnamed student who was detained

Tufts graduate Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was snared by masked immigration agents close to her Massachusetts home on Tuesday

‘My office and I are doing all we can to get information about this concerning case,’ Senator Amy Klobuchar said on X Saturday. 

‘We’re in contact with the University and understand they had no prior warning or information that led to this detainment. The University is an internationally renowned institution for Minnesotans and students from around the world. These students are a major part of the fabric of life in the school and our community.’ 

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz also said he’s been trying to get in touch with the department to obtain more information. 

‘I just spoke with Homeland Security to get more information and I will share when I learn more, Walz wrote. 

‘The University of Minnesota is an international destination for education and research. We have any number of students studying here with visas, and we need answers.’ 

DailyMail.com contacted ICE for comment. 

News of the latest ICE detainees comes right after a Tufts graduate student was nabbed by agents in Massachusetts.

PhD student and Fulbright scholar Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was snared by masked immigration agents close to her home on Tuesday, as shown in dramatic surveillance footage. 

The US Department of Homeland Security has accused Ozturk, without providing evidence, of ‘engaging in activities in support of Hamas’, a Palestinian group recognized by the US government as a ‘foreign terrorist organization.’  

Officials revoked Ozturk’s visa and moved her to Louisiana – despite an order requiring agents not to move her out of Massachusetts without 48 hours’ notice.

US District Judge Denise Casper in Boston dramatically intervened in the case on Friday by temporarily barring the Turkish national’s deportation to provide time to resolve whether her court retained jurisdiction over the case. 

She ordered the Trump administration to respond to Ozturk’s complaint by Tuesday.

Mahsa Khanbabai, a lawyer for Ozturk, called the decision ‘a first step in getting Rumeysa released and back home to Boston so she can continue her studies.’