An Iranian University of Alabama doctoral student was detained early Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.

University of Alabama officials confirmed to Fox News Digital on Wednesday that a doctoral student, who the university’s newspaper identified as Alireza Doroudi,

An executive order was signed by President Donald Trump in January to retract Hamas supporters’ student visas amid an “unprecedented wave of vile anti-Semitic discrimination, vandalism, and violence against our citizens, especially in our schools and on our campuses.”

Tufts is receiving $115.2 million in funds from the National Institutes of Health as of fiscal year 2025, according to the university’s website.

The University of Alabama received $143 million in federal grants, according to its 2023-24 Annual Financial Report.

The DHS and ICE did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on Doroudi’s detainment.

Fox News’ Andrew Fone, Audrey Conklin, Bill Melugon and Alexis McAdams contributed to this report.