Mississippi Valley State basketball player Qingfang Pang detained by ICE over visa issue

Pang recently transferred to Mississippi Valley State from Monroe University in New York Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball player Qingfang Pang has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Pang, who transferred to Mississippi Valley State from Monroe University in New York this offseason, is in ICE custody at the Richwood Correctional Center in Richwood, Louisana, according to the ICE database. WJTV, which first reported the news on Wednesday night, said that Pang was detained on Sept. 29 for overstaying his visa. Pang's attorney, Marcus Session, told WJTV that his client was on his way to New York to be with his sponsor — who is a family friend — to get his visa issue sorted out before being detained by ICE.

"He wants to resume going to school," Session told WJTV. "He wants to play college basketball. He wants to be a 21-year-old kid who's just trying to make a life for himself." Pang played high school basketball at St. Benedict's Preparatory School in New Jersey and Christ the King High School in New York before enrolling at Monroe. During the 2025-26 season with Monroe, Pang appeared in 31 games and averaged 8.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Mississippi Valley State University, which is playing one of the most unconventional schedules of any Division