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MINNEAPOLIS 鈥� U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials Thursday, March 27 detained a University of Minnesota graduate student at an off-campus residence, according to an email to students and staff from the University of Minnesota.

The international graduate student was enrolled at the school鈥檚 Twin Cities campus, according to the email sent Friday evening. The email was signed by University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham, Vice President for Student Affairs Calvin Phillips and Vice President for Equity and Diversity Mercedes Ram铆rez Fern谩ndez.

鈥淭he University had no prior knowledge of this incident and did not share any information with federal authorities before it occurred,鈥� the email said. 鈥淚t 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鈥檚 immigration status.鈥�

The news comes days after a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University was detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents. Her lawyer said the arrest came without explanation.

This story was originally published on MPRNews.org.