OU Professor Detained by ICE

Kit Johnson

Kit Johnson

— 1 min read
OU Professor Detained by ICE
University of Oklahoma Photo, Center for Faculty Excellence. Public Domain via Flickr.

Apparently even my university paper doesn't offer a reprieve from horrifying immigration news. OU Daily reports--admittedly on the basis of an X post by an OU prof--that Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor, was arrested by ICE at the OKC airport on Saturday. Abedini was on his way to a conference of the Middle East Studies Association.

Abedini holds an H-1B visa and the basis for his detention is currently unknown.

Needless to say, I'll be keeping tabs on this developing story.

** UPDATE ** Tuesday Nov. 25, 2025 1:45 PM. Local news is reporting that Abedini has been released from custody. Why he was detained is still unknown.

Read more

From the Bookshelves: UndocuAsians: Lived Experiences and Social Movement Activism Across the Diaspora. Edited by Kevin Escudero and Rachel Freeman-Wong (Rutgers University Press, 2026)

From the Bookshelves: UndocuAsians: Lived Experiences and Social Movement Activism Across the Diaspora. Edited by Kevin Escudero and Rachel Freeman-Wong (Rutgers University Press, 2026)

UndocuAsians Lived Experiences and Social Movement Activism Across the Diaspora Edited by Kevin Escudero and Rachel Freeman-Wong UndocuAsians:Lived Experiences and Social Movement Activism Across the Diaspora. Edited by Kevin Escudero and Rachel Freeman-Wong Contributors: Ju Hong (Foreword by); Cynthia M. Alcantar, Rachel Freeman-Wong, Victoria Kim, ‘Inoke Hafoka, Trisha Mazumder,

By Kevin R. Johnson
Powered by Relevant Research .