{
  "id": 12913154,
  "title": "ICE Has Detained Another College Basketball Player",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ice-has-detained-another-college-basketball-player",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:58:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/article/ice-college-basketball-qingfang-pang-detention/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 29th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended a Division I basketball player at Mississippi Valley State University. The student, Qingfang Pang from China, attempted to board a flight from Jackson, Mississippi, to New York to meet his American visa sponsor. Pang's attorney, Marcus Session, informed Front Office Sports of the arrest. Pang had discovered that his student visa had expired recently, according to Session.\n\nMississippi Valley State University expressed concern for Pang's well-being and vowed to offer support as the situation unfolds. The school stated that they had notified the institution of his immigration status, but no formal request had been received yet. Pang is not the only college basketball player to face ICE custody; Kentucky State's Aminata Seck and Southern Connecticut State University's Deng Deng have also been detained in recent months.\n\nPang is currently held at Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana. A DHS spokesperson confirmed that Pang entered the U.S. legally on November 17, 2023, on temporary status that expired on September 5, 2024. The individual stated that Pang accepted voluntary departure and remains in ICE custody pending removal. Pang recently transferred from Monroe University in New York, where he played college basketball for two seasons, averaging over eight points and four rebounds per game last season.\n\nMonroe University spokesperson confirmed that they had been ready to transfer Pang's immigration records to his new institution since last spring but hadn't received a formal request until recently. The school denied any allegations of failing to fulfill their responsibilities. Pang attended high school in New York and New Jersey, with representatives from those schools not responding to requests for comment. Several members of Congress have agreed to investigate Pang's situation, led by Senator Roger Wicker (R, Mississippi).",
  "summary": "A Chinese player at Mississippi Valley State was detained Sept. 29.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}