A representative of the U.S. Census Bureau was misidentified as an ICE agent at Bellarmine Hall Jan. 30.
A representative of the U.S. Census Bureau was misidentified as an ICE agent at Bellarmine Hall Jan. 30.
A representative of the U.S. Census Bureau, who visited the front desk of Bellarmine Hall and attempted to interview students Jan. 30, was misidentified as an agent from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, according to the Department of Residence Life.
Loyola spokesperson Christian Anderson confirmed the details of an email sent by Des’Mon Taylor, director of Residence Life, which stated the census taker was misidentified. There are no reports of ICE-related activity on campus.
Rumors of ICE activity at Bellarmine Hall spread online Jan. 31, raising concerns of arrests on campus. Some resident advisors alerted students there had been ICE activity following the spread of unsubstantiated information on campus.
Neither ICE nor the Census Bureau were immediately available for comment.
The incident comes as Chicago has experienced an uptick in ICE enforcement and arrests in recent days following direction from the Trump administration, The Phoenix reported.
This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available.
Hunter Minné contributed reporting to this article.
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