September 17, 2025
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UMN ends ICE contract, closes range access

The University of Minnesota has ended its contract allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use the campus shooting range and will no longer permit outside law enforcement agencies to train there, the university said. The change affects metro-area agencies that previously used the facility and limits access to university purposes.

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Key Facts

  • University of Minnesota terminated its shooting-range contract with ICE
  • UMN is closing the range to all outside law enforcement agencies
  • Policy affects a Minneapolis campus facility previously used for external police training

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University of Minnesota shooting range contract with ICE ends, U closes it to outside law enforcement
Startribune September 17, 2025
  • University of Minnesota terminated its shooting-range contract with ICE
  • UMN is closing the range to all outside law enforcement agencies
  • Policy affects a Minneapolis campus facility previously used for external police training