Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama doctoral student originally from Iran who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, on Thursday was denied bond.

Judge Maithe González said Doroudi failed to meet the burden of showing that he was not a threat to national security.

González also ruled Doroudi was a flight risk due to being in the country with a revoked F-1 visa, no family in the country and what she said were scarce ties to the community.

If he is deported, Doroudi will be sent to Iran, the judge said.

“I’m flabbergasted,” said Doroudi’s attorney, David Rozas.

“She said it would be our duty to show he is not a national security risk but the government has out forth no evidence in the record that my client is actually a national security risk,” Rozas said.

“They’re asking us to prove a negative, which is impossible to do because I don’t, I’m not part of the government,” Rozas said.

Rozas said Doroudi poses no flight risk and they will appeal the decision. He has 30 days to file that appeal.

Doroudi has been in federal custody since ICE agents showed up at his Tuscaloosa apartment around 3 a.m. on March 25.

He was first held at the Pickens County Jail and then transferred to federal custody in Jena, La.

Following his arrest, the Department of Homeland Security put out at a statement alleging that Doroudi was a “national security” concern.

“ICE HSI made this arrest in accordance with the State Department’s revocation of Doroudi’s student visa. This individual posed significant national security concerns,” a DHS spokesperson has previously said.

In a bond hearing on Monday, González asked if the department had any evidence to support their claim and an attorney responding saying, “only what was in the article.”

Rozas, said in a previous statement to AL.com he was unaware “of any allegations concerning significant national security issues.”

“He has not been arrested for any crime, nor has he participated in any anti-government protests,” the statement from Rozas said. “He is legally present in the U.S., pursuing his American dream by working towards his doctorate in mechanical engineering.”

During Monday’s hearing, Rozas added that Doroudi’s student visa was still active and therefore he could still remain in the country as a student even if his F-1 visa was revoked.

According to ICE’s website, an individual can, “stay in the United States on an expired F-1 visa as long as you maintain your student status.”

Rozas added that a teacher from the University of Alabama was prepared to testify to Doroudi’s legal status during the hearing.

However, González ordered both Rozas and DHS to provide additional evidence for their arguments by Wednesday at 4 p.m.

Sama Bajgani, Doroudi’s fiancée, previously posted on Facebook how the “traumatizing” arrest has impacted both of their lives and “pushed her past her limits.”

“These past few days have been some of the hardest and most overwhelming I’ve ever experienced,” Bajgani wrote in an April 7 post.

“I’ve spent countless hours on the phone with Alireza, trying to make sure he has everything he needs and that he feels heard and understood.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.