Aminata Seck, one Senegal woman basketball player for Kentucky State University, don comot from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody afta two months. Judge give am $2,500 bond for hearing on Tuesday, and dem post the bond on Wednesday afta ICE say dem no go appeal, according to Hishem Alsalman, managing attorney of Alsalman Law Office.
Seck, 26 years, from Dakar, dem detain am on 7 August for Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport as im dey prepare to travel with im team go one tournament. The judge say im no be danger to the community and im no be flight risk, so im allow am to still dey work for im degree, and praise am for im academic and athletic record. Last season, e lead Kentucky State with 11.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, e win Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) all-conference third team honour and e collect SIAC Women's Basketball Elite 16 academic award.
Meanwhile, Mississippi Valley State University don confirm say dem dey concerned for dia men player Qingfang Pang, one 6ft 9in forward from China. Pang, wey before spend two seasons for Monroe University for New York and e average 7.3 points and 3.8 rebounds there, don dey detained for Richwood Correctional Facility for Louisiana since 29 September.
One Department of Homeland Security spokesperson talk say Pang enter US legally on 17 November 2023 with authorisation to stay until 5 September 2024, but e stay pass that date. The spokesperson add say e don accept voluntary departure and e go still dey ICE custody until dem comot am.
