Kentucky State basketball player released after two months in ICE custody

Senegalese player Aminata Seck freed on $2,500 bondJudge finds 26-year-old is not a flight risk or dangerSeck was detained at Louisville airport in AugustA 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…

Aminata Seck, 26, was freed on $2,500 bond after a judge found she posed no flight risk and praised her academic and athletic achievements Judge finds 26-year-old is not a flight risk or danger 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.

The judge found that Seck was neither a danger to the community nor a flight risk, Alsalman said on Thursday. The judge also ruled that she could continue working towards her degree and praised her academic and athletic achievements. Seck, 26, was detained on 7 August at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport as she was preparing to travel with her team to a tournament. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, previously said in a statement that Seck had legally entered