Temple University police say 2 students, 1 former student impersonated ICE agents on campus

Police astatine Temple University successful Philadelphia are investigating aft 2 students allegedly impersonated U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents astatine a concern connected field implicit the weekend.

FOX 29 successful Philadelphia reported that 2 radical impersonated ICE agents portion a 3rd idiosyncratic recorded them.

Temple University field constabulary said they received reports that radical were impersonating ICE officers astatine Insomnia Cookies connected Cecil B. Moore Avenue Saturday night.

The suspects were wearing shirts with "ICE" and "POLICE" successful achromatic lettering, and 1 of the suspects was reportedly signaling the incident.

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Aidan Steigelmann is accused of impersonating an ICE cause astatine Temple University. Two others were involved, though constabulary person not identified them. (Philadelphia Police Department)

The 3 suspects besides attempted to participate Johnson and Hardwick Residence Hall earlier that night, though they were denied access, according to police.

After a preliminary investigation, a Temple pupil was arrested and placed connected interim suspension.

Police arrested 22-year-old Aidan Steigelmann, who was charged with impersonating a nationalist servant, FOX 29 reported. It is not wide whether Steigelmann was a pupil oregon erstwhile student.

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Fox News Digital has reached retired to Temple University for further accusation connected the matter.

"It is profoundly troubling and disappointing to cognize behaviour similar this reportedly occurred connected our campus," Temple constabulary said.

On Tuesday, the field nationalist information part provided an update, informing the field assemblage that each 3 radical progressive had been identified.

The suspects were identified arsenic 2 students who are present nether interim suspension and a erstwhile pupil nary longer affiliated with the university.

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"As stated successful a erstwhile email to the Temple assemblage connected Sunday, impersonating instrumentality enforcement officers is simply a crime," the nationalist information part said Tuesday. "This behaviour and harassment of Temple assemblage members volition not beryllium tolerated."

The connection besides noted that neither Temple’s Department of Public Safety nor the Philadelphia Police Department had immoderate reports of national ICE agents being connected campus.