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CBS News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Federal judge orders release of University of Minnesota student detained by ICE
A federal judge has ordered the release of University of Minnesota student Dogukan Gunaydin from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. According to court documents, the judge on Wednesday granted Gunaydin's second amended petition for writ of habeas corpus. In the court order, the judge ruled that his "immediate" release must be confirmed by the Trump administration by 4 p.m. Thursday. He's being held at Sherburne County Jail in Elk River. The 28-year-old Turkish citizen is an MBA student at the Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis and was detained by ICE in March. Homeland Security officials say Gunaydin's visa was revoked due to a 2023 DWI arrest in Minneapolis and not for being involved in protests. "This is not related to student protests," Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement at the time. "The individual in question was arrested after a visa revocation by the State Dept. related to a prior criminal history for a DUI." Police dash cam video of the 2023 arrest shows Gunaydin saying he feared deportation after officers told him a breathalyzer test showed he was three times over the legal limit. News of the student's ICE detention sparked student protests and expressions of concern from university and political leaders. Federal prosecutors later accused Gunaydin of being a public safety and national security threat, according to court proceedings. Gunaydin's attorney, Hannah Brown, argued during a bond hearing that he has expressed remorse for the DWI, understands the seriousness of his arrest, and even sold his car as a form of personal punishment so he couldn't drive anymore. In early May, a judge granted a temporary restraining order against deportation. This story will be updated.
CBS News
19-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Mother-daughter duo graduate U of M with MBAs at the same time
Why a mother and daughter graduated together from University of Minnesota Why a mother and daughter graduated together from University of Minnesota Why a mother and daughter graduated together from University of Minnesota Monday morning, a mother and daughter did something pretty rare at the University of Minnesota. They got their degrees at the same time. "To be here today, it was something I never thought I would be capable of being a part of," said Samantha Soupir. Samantha Soupir always thought her parents would be there when she received her MBA degree at the U of M. But she never envisioned her mom Shelly would get the same degree, at the same time, at the same school. It all began with a conversation during a mother-daughter road trip. "She was like 'why don't you go back?' And I was like, 'why haven't you ever gone back?' And then we had this conversation of I'll go back if you go back," said Samantha Soupir. So, they did. Applying for the Carlson School's MBA program and receiving their acceptance letters around the same time. They even took classes together. "We had students that we had classes with at different times who would get us confused. Because obviously our first names begin with "S," our last names are the same and we do somewhat look alike," said Shelly Soupir. And of course, there was a friendly rivalry when it came to grades. "There definitely were classes where we were competing against each other for grades, and how did you do on this test? How did you do on the final," said Shelly Soupir. It was fun for Chad Soupir to watch. He's Shelly's husband and Samantha's father. "They were always competitive to see who had a better grade in the class. I was like, whatever," said Chad Soupir with a chuckle. But on Monday morning, that friendly competition paid off. "I'm extremely proud," said Chad. "It's hard to put into words. It's an extreme accomplishment." Getting their degrees together is only part of the story. Shelly and Samantha Soupir are a mother-daughter duo, far beyond the classroom. The women ran a Boston Marathon together. They crossed the finish line in Boston and now they've crossed the finish line at the U of M. "It's truly been one of those things where I've been fortunate to raise a human that I truly love and we really have a lot of things in common," said Shelly Soupir. "She's my mom first, but my best friend. And I'm so grateful I get to do life with someone I can't get enough time with," said Samantha Soupir. Shelly lives in Omaha and did a good portion of her MBA courses online. Both she and Samantha already have full-time jobs and they say they will use their degrees to advance their careers.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Graduate Student At Carlson School Detained By ICE
A rule modification by Immigration and Customs Enforcement has some business schools and their parent universities scrambling to ensure there international student pipelines remain uninterrupted. ICE photo An international student in a graduate program at the Carlson School of Management has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on Thursday. The unnamed student, possibly from Turkey, was taken from an off-campus residence, according to the University of Minnesota. It is unclear if the student was in the school's MBA program or one of its six specialty master's programs that range from accountancy to business analytics. Some 26% of the students. in Carlson's MBA program are international. In an email to the campus community,University President Rebecca Cunningham and two other university officials made the announcement of the detainment. Carlson School Dean Jamie Prenkert sent a separate email to the school's students and staff. 'The University had no prior knowledge of this incident and did not share any information with federal authorities before it occurred,' according to the university email. '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.' Only days earlier, a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University was detained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said in a post on X that he had spoken federal Homeland Security officials and that he will share what he's learned. 'The University of Minnesota is an international destination for education and research. We have any number of students studying here with visas, and we need answers,' Walz wrote. DON'T MISS: The post Graduate Student At Carlson School Detained By ICE appeared first on Poets&Quants.
