MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota acknowledged the arrest of a Carlson School of Management graduate student who disappeared, apparently taken by federal deportation agents on Thursday. Following usual privacy protocols, the university did not reveal the student’s name. A widely distributed message said:
“The University had no prior knowledge of this incident and did not share any information with federal authorities before it occurred. It is important to note that our campus departments of public safety, including UMPD, do not enforce federal immigration laws, and our officers do not inquire about an individual’s immigration status.”
The message was from Rebecca Cunningham, university preident; Calvin Phillips, vice president for student affairs; and Mercedes Ramírez Fernández, vice president for equity and diversity; and Jamie Prenkert, dean of the Carlson School.
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