Our friend, Meysam Ghodraty, a May 2025 Master in Music alum from the Department of Music at Eastern Illinois University, has been detained by ICE and has been in detention in Louisiana for two months.

He came to the United States legally and was in the process of obtaining an Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension to his visa in order to start a Doctoral program in flute performance in Fall 2026. We believe that his OPT may have been denied due to a clerical error and want to help him correct this situation.

All donated funds will be directed to Mr. Ghodraty for legal support.