UMN student released nearly 2 months after ICE detainment
University of Minnesota graduate student Dogukan Gunaydin, who was detained by immigration agents in late March, was released on Thursday.
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University of Minnesota graduate student Dogukan Gunaydin, who was detained by immigration agents in late March, was released on Thursday.
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