Overview

• Doğukan Günaydin, a Turkish graduate student at the University of Minnesota, was detained by ICE on March 27 following the retroactive revocation of his student visa due to a 2023 DUI conviction.
• Günaydin has filed a federal lawsuit alleging his arrest and visa revocation violated his legal rights, claiming the visa was revoked hours after his detention and without proper justification.
• The Department of Homeland Security has denied any connection between Günaydin's detention and political activities, including pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
• Protests have erupted at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State University, Mankato, as students and faculty express concerns over due process and the broader implications for international students' rights.
• Günaydin remains detained at Sherburne County Jail, awaiting an immigration hearing scheduled for April 8, as legal experts raise questions about ICE's authority to detain international students for DUI offenses.