ICE detains U of M student after visa revoked from prior DUI incident, officials say

The Brief

  • A DHS senior official said the University of Minnesota student detained by ICE was not related to student protests but from a “prior criminal history for a DUI.”
  • The international graduate student was arrested at their off-campus residence on Thursday.
  • Further details about the student were not immediately available.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) Officials say a University of Minnesota graduate student detained by ICE was not arrested due to student protests but because their visa had been revoked for a previous DUI offense.

U of M student detained by ICE

The backstory:

An international graduate student enrolled at the Carlson School of Management was detained at their off-campus residence in the Twin Cities on Thursday.

A DHS senior official told FOX 9 on Monday that this arrest is not related to student protests, but the State Department revoked the student’s visa due to a “prior criminal history for a DUI.”

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