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ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust

NYPD responded to a 911 call reporting two men in dark clothing lingering inside a Columbia University dormitory early Thursday morning.

  • On Thursday, two men described as 'suspicious' wearing dark clothing lingered inside a dormitory, and a 911 call reported the sighting at 6:32 a.m.
  • Campus images and records indicate a May 6, 2024, photo shows a police officer monitoring Columbia University on the New York campus during a suspicious men sighting inside a dorm.
  • Observers reported the two men lingered inside the residential building, prompting authorities to investigate and monitor activity in campus buildings.
  • The incident left visible police presence on campus as officers investigated and monitored, raising safety concerns for Columbia students and residents.
  • Police continued monitoring after the 6:32 a.m. 911 call as investigators sought to determine why the unidentified men lingered, and no motive was reported, leaving questions about intent.
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The 911 call came at 6:32 a.m. on Thursday: two “suspected” men wearing dark clothes were inside a residential building at Columbia University. But when NYPD officers were sent to the scene, they met U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the middle of an unusually elaborate operation. According to a statement later published by Columbia, the officers had managed to access the building by posing as police in search of a five-year-old…

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ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust

Columbia University said agents gained access to a campus building by posing as police searching for a missing child.

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