An international University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials last week, was taken into custody because of a prior drunken driving incident,

A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being involved in protests, federal officials said Monday.

According to a letter sent by the university to students, faculty and staff, the student was detained at an off-campus residence on Thursday.

Officials in Minnesota are seeking answers in the case of a University of Minnesota graduate student who’s being detained by U.S. immigration authorities for unknown reasons.

These are troubling times, and this situation is unlike any we have navigated before,” the university president said in a statement.

Immigration authorities took an international student at the University of Minnesota into custody in the latest crackdown on foreign students and staff at US colleges. Immigration and Customs

In a statement, university leaders said ICE detained an international graduate student at an off-campus residence on Thursday. The U did not say why the student was taken into custody but the incident raised fears of reprisals against students for expressing their views.

The school didn't release the student’s name and said it didn't have more information. It called the situation “deeply concerning.”

The University of Minnesota international graduate student detained last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had his visa revoked over a drunk driving case, not due to participation