Mankato student was detained by ICE last Friday, and university officials say no reason was given about why. University president Edward Inch said in a letter to the campus community that he has been in contact with elected officials to ask for help in stopping this from happening to MSU students.

MANKATO, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota State University-Mankato officials announced on Monday one of its international students was detained by ICE over the weekend. The student is the second college student in Minnesota to be detained by immigration authorities in the past week.

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

Minnesota State University Mankato leaders said one of their students had been detained by ICE at an off-campus residence on Friday.

President Edward Inch notified students and faculty with a campus-wide email about the detainment on Monday afternoon. No reasons were given for the student’s detainment.

The recent arrests of college students in Mankato and Minneapolis come as several foreign nationals affiliated with American universities have found themselves targets of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Many college students are working as tuition rises, but a professor researched the maximum number of hours a week a student can work before their grades could suffer.