Northeastern Student With Valid Visa Deported: What We Know

BOSTON — An Iranian citizen and Northeastern University student was deported by the United States on Monday night despite an emergency stay issued by a court. Dozens of advocates and supporters gathered at Logan International Airport, where Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein was held for more than 24 hours before being deported.

Here's what we know about his case:

Hossein, 24, is an economics student at Northeastern. He has been in Iran while reapplying for an F1 student visa, which he was granted last week, according to court documents.

Hossein landed Sunday evening at Logan, when he was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He was scheduled to be deported Monday night. Court documents said he has no criminal history in any country.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not say why Hossein was being detained. Court documents said he was unable to speak to an attorney.

Susan Church, an immigration attorney, said Congressman Joe Kennedy called and spoke to CBP, which didn't give him any information. Kennedy retweeted it and followed with this:

Church said a judge issued Hossein's deportation stayed for 48 hours. "#victory!" Church tweeted. Supporters who showed up at Logan celebrated at the news:

He was scheduled to appear in federal court in Boston at 10 a.m. Tuesday for a decision on his status.

Despite the emergency stay, Church said Tuesday morning that Hossein was deported late Monday night. She said a judge ordered the stay at 9:27 p.m., but Sen. Ed Markey's office said Hossein was removed from the country at 10:03 p.m. The CBP told attorneys he was removed from the plane about 20-30 minutes before that, according to Church. "THEY LIED," she tweeted.

Hossein's court case is still on in Boston.

The case quickly grabbed local and national headlines. Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted about the story, saying "we must fight the Trump administration's xenophobic policies."

Northeastern said it was aware of the situation and had tried to get more information from federal authorities. It's unclear how successful the university was in its efforts.