Aminata Seck’s detention shows the bargain facing international college athletes: universities eagerly recruit them, but support can disappear when their immigration status becomes precarious.
Seck is listed as a Kentucky State senior and last year started 20 of 26 games, earning third-team all-conference honors and an SIAC Elite 16 award for academic achievement.
DHS also said that an immigration judge issued a final order of removal for Seck on 8 September 2025, after she purportedly “failed to show up for her immigration hearing”, Notably, they emphasized that “she will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings”,
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Aminata Seck’s detention shows the bargain facing international college athletes: universities eagerly recruit them, but support can disappear when their immigration status becomes precarious.
E arlier this week, news broke for the first time that Senegalese Division II Kentucky State women’s basketball player Aminata Seck was abducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport on 7 August during a trip to attend the HBCU All-Star game in New York. Seck is listed as a Kentucky State senior and last year started 20 of 26 games, earning third-team all-conference honors and an SIAC Elite 16 award for academic achievement. According to a lawyer involved with her case, Sadiqa Reynolds, Seck has been moved through four different ICE facilities since her initial apprehension: Clay County, Chicago, Clark County and Grayson County.
ICE arrests in Kentucky have risen by 70% this year.
DHS also said that an immigration judge issued a final order of removal for Seck on 8 September 2025, after she purportedly “failed to show up for her immigration hearing”, Notably, they emphasized that “she will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings”,
Alsalman also shared with Fleming that Seck has experienced seizures during her time in detention and is now in hospital as of 23 September.
While Reynolds reported that Seck has been receiving support from Kentucky State coach Amani Williams – saying that “she has treated her like a mother would treat their child” – Williams’s response should be commended, but the safety of an international athlete cannot depend on the efforts of an individual coach.
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