‘They don’t want me here’: University student to voluntarily return to Iran after being detained by ICE

Attorney: University of Alabama student detained by ICE chooses to return to Iran

Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama graduate student, is seen standing in front of a building in this undated photo. After spending more than 40 days in detention, Douroudi decided to return to his home country, his attorney said. (Courtesy of Sama Ebrahimi Bajgani)A University of Alabama graduate student detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than 40 days said he wants to return to Iran, his home country. David Rozas, an …

‘They don’t want me here’: University student to voluntarily return to Iran after being detained by ICE

Officials representing Doroudi say they are “extremely disappointed” in the most recent developments.

Alireza Doroudi’s fiancée grieves as he agrees to leave Alabama for Iran: ‘A sad day for America’

“I feel relieved for Alireza. He didn’t deserve to stay that long in that facility and be treated like this.”

UA grad student detained by ICE opts for voluntary departure: 'They don't want me here'

Alireza Doroudi, the University of Alabama Grad Student detained by ICE on March 25,2025 for an alleged revoked student visa, has been granted voluntary departu

Student detained by ICE to voluntarily deport

Alireza Doroudi, the UA doctoral student detained by ICE in March, requested in court Thursday that he be able to self-deport back to Iran. He was granted voluntary departure.  Doroudi told his attorney, David Rozas, “I love this country, but they don’t want me here, so I will go home.” The Department of Homeland Security originally claimed that Doroudi was a national security threat. However, Rozas said it never provided any evidence of this cl…