Kentucky State basketball player released after two months in ICE custody
Senegalese player Aminata Seck freed on $2,500 bond
TL;DR
- Aminata Seck, a basketball player for Kentucky State University, has been released from ICE custody.
- She was granted a $2,500 bond by a judge, who deemed her neither a danger nor a flight risk.
- Seck was detained on August 7th at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated Seck had overstayed her visa after entering the U.S. in 2019.
- An immigration judge had previously ordered her removal after she missed an immigration hearing, though her attorney stated she did not receive notice.
- Seck, 26, from Dakar, Senegal, was recognized for her athletic performance, leading her team in points and rebounds, and received the SIAC Women's Basketball Elite 16 award for academic excellence.