ICE reportedly detains person near SU campus, per SIRDN
Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network reported ICE detained a person near Syracuse University campus Wednesday morning. As of Wednesday night, no law enforcement agencies have confirmed the sighting. Joe Zhao | Daily Orange File Photo
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UPDATE: This story was updated at 12:35 p.m. Feb 26
Officers from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly detained a person near Syracuse University campus early Wednesday morning, according to the Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network.
Officers arrested the person near University Avenue, Madison Street and Harrison Street around 7:30 a.m., the report states. When SIRDN confirmed the detention on Instagram around 10 a.m., they reported that the federal agents had left the area.
A spokesperson for SU’s Department of Public Safety referred The Daily Orange to the Department of Homeland Security because the incident occurred off campus. In a Thursday email, a spokesperson for the Syracuse Police Department said it wouldn’t receive any notice from ICE unless an arrest involved a criminal investigation.
As of Wednesday night, no law enforcement agencies have confirmed the sighting.
The ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Buffalo Field Office of Outreach, whose area of responsibility includes Syracuse, did not immediately respond to The D.O.’s request for comment.
This post will be updated with additional reporting.
