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Lewis University Moves Classes Online Amid ICE Safety Concerns

2/19/2026

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Lewis University moved some Oak Brook campus classes online after discovering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is renting office space in the same building.
Provost Christopher Sindt said the presence of ICE raised safety concerns for about 500 students attending classes there.
Protests against ICE have intensified following recent violent incidents involving federal agents.
The university plans to provide updates on operations after February 21.

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Lewis University moved some Oak Brook campus classes online after discovering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is renting office space in the same building.
Provost Christopher Sindt said the presence of ICE raised safety concerns for about 500 students attending classes there.
Protests against ICE have intensified following recent violent incidents involving federal agents.
The university plans to provide updates on operations after February 21.