The University of Minnesota says one of its graduate students is being detained by U.S. immigration authorities.
A University of Minnesota international student is being detained by U.S. immigration authorities, school leaders said in a statement. University leadership said Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the graduate student Thursday at an off-campus residence.
The graduate student, who is enrolled on the U’s Twin Cities campus, was detained at an off-campus residence Thursday.
The graduate student was scooped up Thursday by ICE, prompting strong reactions from the university president and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
In a statement, university leaders said ICE detained an international graduate student at an off-campus residence on Thursday. The U did not say why the student was taken into custody but the incident raised fears of reprisals against students for expressing their views.
The University of Minnesota says one of its international graduate students has been detained by Immigration Enforcement and Customs (ICE) agents.
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Twin Cities graduate student has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the school.According to a letter sent by the university to students, faculty and staff, the student was detained at an off-campus residence on Thursday.
An international student at the University of Minnesota was detained in Minneapolis by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, a situation the university's president calls "deeply concerning.
An international graduate student at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management was detained Thursday by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a situation the U described as “deeply concerning.