The head of OU’s Center for Middle East Studies says federal immigration officers reportedly detained an Iranian studies professor while he was traveling to a conference.

Oklahoma state representative Jacob Rosecrants put out the following statement while Abedini was in custody:

So far, nobody seems to know where Dr. Abedini is being held, but he has been in contact with family.
Jacob Rosecrants

Joshua Landis said Dr. Vahid Abedini, the Farzaneh Family Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies, was taken into custody Saturday while boarding a flight to Washington, D.C. Landis said Abedini was wrongfully detained because he holds a valid H-1B visa, a visa category commonly used for university faculty.

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