Scarsdale Student Detained by ICE Released After 5 Days

Release of Yansu Go from ICE Custody

• 📌 Yansu Go, a 20-year-old engineering student at Purdue University and graduate of Scarsdale High School, was released from ICE custody after being detained for 5 days.
• 🤝 She was detained last week following a routine immigration visa hearing, despite her religious visa not expiring until December.
• 🏛️ Go was transferred to federal immigration detention in Louisiana and then returned to New York, with her lawyer stating ICE has not provided an explanation for the detention.

Support and Official Statements

• 📣 New York's Episcopal bishop and elected officials were among those who demanded her release, highlighting her status as a contributing member of society who was legally present.
• ⚠️ The Department of Homeland Security initially called her an "illegal alien" who overstayed her visa more than two years ago, but her lawyer disputes this, citing her valid visa.
• 🙏 Go's mother, an Episcopal church pastor in Scarsdale, expressed gratitude for her daughter's return and the efforts of those who worked on the case.

Ongoing Case and Future Plans

• 🎓 Yansu Go is expected to return to college in the fall.
• ⚖️ Her lawyer confirmed that the case is ongoing and they are cooperating with federal authorities, questioning the basis for the DHS's claims about her visa status.