Federal authorities detained Sumith Gunasekera, a longtime faculty member at Ferris State University, saying he is ineligible for legal status because of 1998 criminal charges in Canada that include a sex offense. The detention was announced by the government and has raised questions on campus about vetting, due process and the role of federal immigration enforcement in higher education employment. Ferris State faces an immediate staffing and academic continuity issue while legal counsel and advocacy groups weigh in. The incident underscores ongoing tensions between universities’ reliance on international hires and stricter immigration enforcement policies that can abruptly affect faculty and research continuity.