Federal authorities have detained and arrested multiple international students in the last few weeks.
A University of Minnesota graduate student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers Thursday night, according to a statement from University leadership.
The international graduate student, who is enrolled in the Carlson School [of Management], was detained at an off-campus residence. The University is not sharing the student’s name or where they are being held due to student privacy laws, but it is providing support to the student, University spokesperson Andria Waclawski said.
There are more than 5,200 international students at the University, roughly 11% of the total student body.
ICE has arrested more than 32,000 people since Donald Trump took office in January, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Last year, ICE made just over 33,000 arrests.
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UMN student detained by ICE
The University of Minnesota has confirmed that one of its graduate students was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) officials.
“The University had no prior knowledge of this incident and did not share any information with federal authorities before it occurred,” said a statement from the school’s president, Rebecca Cunninham.
The university is taking steps to ensure students are connected to support services like Student Legal Services and International Student and Scholar Services.
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Democrat State Senator Doron Clark, who represents parts of the University area, spoke to KARE 11 Friday evening.
“What stood out to me was the lack of information. We don’t know where the student is, we don’t know the students name, we just don’t know what happened,” he said. “The only way we found out was not from the federal government.”
“I think the blindness to what is going on is maddening, and it’s frightening,” Clark continued.
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