ICE detained Kentucky State basketball player from Senegal as she prepared to travel to tournament
Kentucky State University women's basketball player Aminata Seck from Senegal was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last month at Louisville's airport while preparing to travel to New York for an HBCU tournament. Seck, 26, is in the U.S. on a student visa and her attorney claims she may have missed a visa deadline due to back surgery and an ACL injury.
Seck was transferred between detention facilities and a hospital before being listed on the Grayson County, Kentucky, Detention Center's inmate roster. Democratic U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, representing a district including Louisville, expressed concern over Seck's arrest and vowed to continue fighting for her. Seck, a 6-foot-4 center, had previously led the team in scoring and rebounding and was recognized as the SIAC Women's Basketball Elite 16 award winner. Kentucky State University declined to comment, citing privacy concerns.
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