Temple University Student Arrested for Impersonating ICE Agents on Campus

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A Temple University student was suspended after reportedly impersonating a U.S. Immigration and Enforcement Unit (ICE) agent on campus over the weekend.

Philadelphia police have indentified Aidan Steigelmann, a 22-year-old student, has been charged with impersonating an officer.

Temple Police said in total, three people are accused of imitating ICE agents on the school’s campus on Saturday, Feb. 1.

According to Police, two of the suspects involved identified themselves as police and ICE agents while trying to enter the Johnson and Hardwick Residence Halls just after 9:30 p.m. Steigelmann spoke to the two other individuals involved before all three left the area in a Jaguar SUV, police said. They had left the scene by the time officers arrived.

Nearly 10 minutes later, police were called to the Insomnia Cookies on the 1300 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue, where Temple Police said the three men were recorded on video disrupting businesses. Two of the individuals were seen wearing shirts that said “Police” and “ICE” in white lettering.

Investigators were able to locate the vehicle driven by the three individuals around Temple’s campus using surveillance cameras around the area,

At 10 p.m., Police arrested Steigelmann on the 1700 block of North 12th Street. Temple University said Steigelmann has since been placed on an interim suspension.

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