
MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being involved in protests, federal officials said Monday. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. “This is not related to student protests,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
Main Idea: Federal officials said a University of Minnesota student lost a visa and was detained by ICE because of a prior drunken driving case, not because of protests.
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ICE detentions without clear reasons can scare immigrant families, disrupt students and workers, and raise concerns that due process is not being followed.
DHS says visa revocation and enforcement may remove people with serious driving or criminal records from communities.
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