Kentucky State Basketball Player Detained by ICE Ahead of Team Travel
Aminata Seck, a student from Senegal, was held by immigration authorities in Louisville while preparing to travel with her team for a tournament, her attorney says.
A member of the Kentucky State University women's basketball team was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in early August, according to her attorney, days before she was scheduled to travel with her team.
Aminata Seck, who is from Senegal and is in the United States on a student visa, was detained on Aug. 7 at Louisville's airport as she prepared to depart for a tournament with her teammates, her attorney said.
Details about the specific grounds for Seck's detention have not been made public. Her case has drawn attention within the college sports community, where student-athletes on visas represent a small but visible population navigating both academic and immigration requirements.
What comes next
It remains unclear how Seck's detention will affect her enrollment or her place on the Kentucky State roster for the coming season. Her attorney has not indicated a timeline for resolution of her immigration case.
Kentucky State University had not issued a detailed public statement on the matter as of this writing. The case adds to a broader pattern of scrutiny facing international students and visa holders amid heightened immigration enforcement in recent years.
ESPN, which first reported the detention, said it was continuing to follow developments in the case.
Sources
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