DHS Detains Columbia Student After Allegedly Misrepresenting Entry as “Missing Person” Search


Immigration officials from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia University residential building early Thursday morning and detained a student, the university said.

•⁠ ⁠Acting President Claire Shipman stated that school officials believe the agents misrepresented themselves by claiming they were searching for a “missing person” to gain access.

•⁠ ⁠The university said the detention occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m. Columbia noted that law enforcement agents are required to present a judicial warrant to enter private campus areas and said it appeared no such warrant was used.

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