US EditionA Korean University Student and Daughter of a Priest Was Detained by ICE. Faith Leaders Are Now Standing Behind Her
NEW YORK CITY, AUG 3 – Yeonsoo Go was detained despite having a valid visa through December, triggering protests and calls for her release by community and faith leaders.
- On July 31, ICE arrested 20-year-old Yeonsoo Go, a South Korean Purdue student and daughter of an Episcopal priest, after her New York visa hearing.
- Go attended a routine hearing to extend her R-2 dependent visa, which her family maintains is legally valid until late 2025 despite DHS alleging she has overstayed.
- Following her arrest outside the courthouse, Go was first detained at the ICE facility located at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan before being moved to an immigration detention center in Monroe, Louisiana.
- Faith leaders and immigrant advocates, including Bishop Matthew Heyd and New York Immigration Coalition President Murad Awawdeh, called for her immediate release and urged support for those with immigration hearings.
- The case sparked protests and a press conference demanding fairness, while Go’s family and South Korean officials seek consular assistance amid concerns over immigration enforcement tactics.
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A Korean university student and daughter of a priest was detained by ICE. Faith leaders are now standing behind her
Yeonsoo Go, a South Korean student at Purdue University and the daughter of a beloved Episcopalian priest in New York, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and placed in federal detention
Korean priest’s daughter detained by ICE after visa hearing
SEOUL — A 20-year-old South Korean student at Purdue University and daughter of an Episcopal priest has been detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement after attending a routine court hearing over her visa status, according to news reports Sunday. The Episcopal Diocese of New York and immigrant advocacy groups are calling for the immediate release of Go Yeon-soo, saying she was unfairly detained despite having legal status, and that …
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One of the latest detained is 20-year-old Yeonsoo Go, the daughter of beloved Episcopal priest Kyrie Kim and a graduate of Scarsdale High School in Westchester County. The South Korean native moved to New York in 2021 with her mother.
According to ABC7 New York, 20-year-old Korean student Yeonsoo Go was detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately after being questioned in court at the Federal Plaza Immigration Court in New York City on Thursday (July 31) regarding her application to change her visa.
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