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Trump administration: U of M student in ICE custody should remain jailed

Trump administration: U of M student in ICE custody should remain jailed

The Trump administration says a University of Minnesota graduate student from Turkey should remain jailed while the Department of Homeland Security moves forward with removal proceedings. That's according to court documents filed just ahead of a deadline late Friday.
by Sarah Thamer and Matt Sepic

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Judge demands answers from immigration officials over U student’s detention

Judge demands answers from immigration officials over U student’s detention

A federal judge in St. Paul on Wednesday ordered immigration officials to say why they’re detaining a University of Minnesota graduate student. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Doğukan Günaydin outside his St. Paul home on March 27.
by Matt Sepic

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Lawsuit: U of M grad student detained by ICE ‘feared he was being kidnapped’

Lawsuit: U of M grad student detained by ICE ‘feared he was being kidnapped’

According to a federal lawsuit, Doğukan Günaydin, who is studying business at the University of Minnesota, was stripped of his phone and belongings, taken to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in St. Paul, “and was left waiting for hours on end without access to his family, friends or attorney.”
by Matt Sepic and Sarah Thamer

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Green card holders, travelers caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown

Green card holders, travelers caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown

A lawful permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years was detained because of a decades-old conviction amid tougher immigration enforcement at airports and border crossings.
by Joel Rose

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MSU Mankato says ICE detained student; reason unclear

MSU Mankato says ICE detained student; reason unclear

President Edward Inch notified students and faculty with a campus-wide email about the detainment on Monday afternoon. No reasons were given for the student’s detainment. 
by Hannah Yang and Matt Sepic

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Hundreds protest the ICE detainment of a U of M graduate student

Hundreds protest the ICE detainment of a U of M graduate student

Protesters gathered at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus after an international graduate student was detained by immigration officials on Thursday. During the rally, it was announced that a student at Minnesota State University, Mankato was also detained.
by Nina Moini, Matt Sepic and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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