A Temple University Student Was Suspended and Arrested after Allegedly IMMIGRANTIN A. Us Immigration and Enforcement Unit (ice) agent on the school's North Philadelphia Campus on Saturday, FEB. 1, Temple University said in a statement on Sunday, Feb. 2,
Aidan Steigelmann, 22, and two other unidented suspects were allegedly imitating ice agents on the school's campus when they tried to enter. They were denied access to the Johnson and Hardwick Residence Halls Just after 9:30 pm on Saturday, Per CBS News Philadelphia,
Steigelmann and the two other individuals were having a conversation before they all departed the area in a jaguar suv, police said, per cbs news philadelphia.
Around 10 Minutes Later, Authorities were notified that Steigelmann and one other suspect was allegedly wearing shirts that said “police” and “ice” and “ice” and we Were disruptting the business. The third person was recording the incident. The three suspects were located after investigators used the footage to track the Jaguar SUV. At 10 PM, Steigelmann was arrestd by police on the 1700 block of North 12th Street.
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Steigelmann was charged with impersonating a public servant. He was placed on an interim suspension on Sunday, Feb. 2, per the university statement.
“Any Student Found Responsible for this Conduct will be subject to disciplinary action under the students' the students Conduct Code, Up to and Including Exposing,” The University's statement read. “Impersonating law enforcement officers is a crime. This behavior and harassment of temple community members will not be tolerated. ”
Temple University Police (Tupd) and the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) Are Investigating The Incident, The University said.
Steigelmann's Arrest Follows The University's Wednsday, Jan. 29 statementNotify the student body that “Neither Temple's Department of Public Safety Nor the Philadelphia Police Department has any reports of federal ice agents being on campus.”
The statement was issued after President Donald Trump's Immigration Crackdown.
If anyone has information regarding this incident, they are asked to contact temple police at investments@temple.edu or call 215-204-1234.
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REPRESENTIVES For the Philadelphia Police Department and Temple University did not immomedialy responsible to people's request for more information on monday.