Women’s basketball player from Senegal has deportation order rescinded after arrest by ICE
An immigration judge said Seck did not receive notice of earlier proceedings, and her hearing is set for Nov. 26 while she remains in ICE custody.
- An immigration judge granted a motion Wednesday to reopen the immigration proceedings of Kentucky State University basketball player Aminata Seck, rescinding her prior deportation order.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the 26-year-old Senegal native on Aug. 7 at Muhammad Ali International Airport, with the Department of Homeland Security claiming she "chose to overstay her welcome in violation of our nation's laws."
- Attorney Hishem Alsalman stated the judge found Seck never received notice of prior proceedings and argued her continued detention is "unlawful and unnecessary" given her medical needs for seizure treatment and knee surgery.
- Seck remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, the Department of Homeland Security stated Thursday, with a hearing scheduled for Nov. 26 to allow her to argue her case.
- The 6-foot-4 center was named to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference Third Team last season and received the SIAC Women's Basketball Elite 16 award for exemplary academic and athletic performance.
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Kentucky State Basketball Player Detained By ICE During Team Trip
On August 7, Aminata Seck was supposed to be on a flight to New York with her Kentucky State University basketball teammates. Instead, federal immigration agents took her into custody at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. More than seven weeks later, the 26-year-old student-athlete, originally from Dakar, Senegal, is fighting an immigration case while her attorneys raise concerns about her health. Seck, known as Amina on the Thorobre…
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Women's basketball player from Senegal has deportation order rescinded after arrest by ICE
A Kentucky State University women’s basketball player from Senegal has been granted a motion by an immigration judge that reopens her immigration proceedings and rescinds a deportation order.
The Expulsion Order Cancelled, Senegalese Basketball Player Aminata Seck Not yet Taken From the Case
The Senegalese basketball player Aminata Seck obtained on Wednesday the reopening of her case and the annulment of the deportation order issued against her in September 2028. Still detained since 7 August, she is now seeking her release, while her lawyers warn about her state of health. Good news for our compatriot Aminata Seck. The deportation order issued against her from the United States was cancelled the day before Wednesday, after her abse…
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