OU professor, jailed by ICE, remains free but fears retaliation, friend says

Vahid Abedini was boarding a flight at OKC Will Rogers International Airport in November when he was surrounded by federal immigration agents.

Abedini, a professor at the University of Oklahoma, had planned to convene with scholars of Middle East studies from across the globe. Instead, he spent three days in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.