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Students report ICE detentions and SEVIS terminations; board votes to send letter to federal delegation

5749385 · April 17, 2025
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Minnesota State student leaders told trustees that recent ICE detentions and SEVIS terminations have left international students afraid, and the board voted unanimously to send a letter to the federal delegation seeking transparency and support.

Students and student leaders reported sudden U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detentions of Minnesota State international students and termination of Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) records. Students United read a letter on behalf of international student leaders describing fear, cancelled travel plans, missed classes and uncertainty about work authorization.

Student advocacy coordinator Adam Thompson read testimony describing an arrest on March 28…

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