Kentucky State University Basketball Player Detained by ICE for Six Weeks
Amina Seck, a senior and women's basketball player at Kentucky State University (KSU), has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for six weeks following her arrest on August 7. According to her attorney, Sadiqa Reynolds, Seck was detained at Louisville Muhammed Ali International Airport while en route to New York. Seck, who is from Senegal, was traveling with her coach and was in a brace for an upcoming ACL surgery, which she subsequently missed due to her detention. Reynolds suggests that Seck's detention may stem from an expired visa, possibly due to missing a court date related to a previous surgery. Despite her high profile as a student-athlete, Seck has been held in four different detainment facilities since September 16 and is currently in a hospital after being moved from Grayson County Detention Center. Kentucky State University has declined to comment, citing privacy concerns.