Kentucky State basketball player released from ICE custody

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 20:00 · Archive

Aminata Seck, a Senegalese basketball player, has been released on a $2,500 bond after two months in US immigration detention.

Aminata Seck, a Kentucky State University women's basketball player from Senegal, has been released on a $2,500 bond after spending two months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. She was arrested at Louisville airport in August. An immigration judge granted the bond at a hearing on Tuesday, and it was posted on Wednesday after ICE declined to appeal.

The Department of Homeland Security said Seck entered the United States legally in 2019 on a temporary basis but overstayed her visa and missed an immigration hearing in September. Fox News reports that Seck is currently dealing with a torn ACL and meniscus, and her surgery was postponed while she was in custody. Seck's attorney said she 'did not regularly receive treatment in custody'. Fox News also reports that Seck spent a week in isolation after refusing to remove a knee brace she was wearing to treat the injury.

Separately, Qingfang Pang, a men's basketball player at Mississippi Valley State University from China, was detained by ICE on 29 September and remains in custody at Richwood Correctional Facility in Louisiana. The Department of Homeland Security said Pang entered the US legally on 17 November 2023 with authorisation to remain until 5 September 2024 but stayed beyond that date. Mississippi Valley State University said it is 'deeply concerned for the student's well-being' and is 'committed to providing appropriate support'.

How it is being reported

• Women's college basketball player released from ICE custody, details conditions: 'Just me and myself'Kentucky State University's Aminata Seck says she spent a week in isolation in ICE custody after refusing to remove a knee brace for her torn ACL.Fox News · 9 Oct, 19:37
• Kentucky State basketball player released after two months in ICE custodySenegalese player Aminata Seck freed on $2,500 bond Judge finds 26-year-old is not a flight risk or danger Seck was detained at Louisville airport in August A Kentucky State University women’s basketball player from Senegal who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been released after spending two months in custody. At a hearing on Tuesday, a judge granted Aminata Seck a $2,500 bond, which was posted on Wednesday after ICE did not appeal, according to Hishem Alsalman, managing attorney at Alsalman Law Office. Continue reading...The Guardian · 8 Oct, 17:43

In this story: Aminata Seck · Qingfang Pang · Kentucky State University · Mississippi Valley State University · Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Senegal · China

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