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A Long Island PhD student from Iran who was detained at JFK Airport for 24 hours after President Trumps executive order instituting extreme vetting of Muslims was finally released Sunday.

A visibly relieved Vahideh Rasekhi hugged friends as she was released. She had arrived at the airport Saturday from Iran, where she had been visiting family.

Its so embarrassing. I feel happy to be here, and it feels great, the Stony Brook University student said.

Rasekshi had twice been placed on flights headed back to Iran on Saturday but was then rescued at the last minute when a federal judge issued an emergency ruling that halted Trumps order. Another man who made it through security detailed his 12-hour ordeal.

The 31-year-old, who declined to give his name, was born in Iran but has lived in Austin, Texas, for the past nine years.

He had been there visiting family but jumped on a plane to return to the States once he learned of the executive order, saying he was in shock.

When his plane landed at JFK, he was pulled aside with four others but was given no reasoning.

[The agents] brought us in and werent friendly, he said. They were interviewing me telling me Id be out in 5 minutes and asked me the same questions.

The 31-year-old had been detained alongside a man visiting his daughter, one student with a visa and an elderly Sudanese woman in a wheelchair.

He said he was asked the same questions by three different officers: What is your name? What is your address? What you were doing in Iran? Why did you come back to the United States?

The man said he will return to Austin but wont ever travel outside the U.S. until hes ready to leave permanently.

Mr. President, he said in conclusion, good job for not making America great.

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Iranian PhD student released after detainment at JFK - New York Post