International graduate student at U detained by ICE agents

In her statement, Cunningham emphasized that campus departments and U police officers don’t enforce federal immigration laws or inquire about an individual’s immigration status.

The U’s Council of Graduate Students issued a statement saying it was “deeply disturbed” about the student’s detention. “We call on the federal government to comply with all court orders,” the statement said, “and we urge the university and its partners to do everything possible to defend all students, faculty, and staff, regardless of their nation of origin.”

DFL state Sen. Doron Clark, who represents the university area, said on social media that he was “saddened and angered that ICE is operating around the University of Minnesota.”