Yeonsoo Go, a South Korean student at Purdue University and the daughter of a beloved Episcopal priest in New York, was arrested and placed in federal detention nearby, before eventually being moved – like so many recent ICE detainees – to a facility in Louisiana.

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A 20-year-old Purdue University student from South Korea, Yeon-Soo Goh, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after attending a routine visa hearing in New York. Goh, who moved to the U.S. in 2021 on a religious worker's dependent visa, was taken into custody immediately after her hearing and transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana.

Following advocacy from the Episcopal Diocese of New York and a public rally, Goh was returned to New York and released on her own recognizance. The Department of Homeland Security stated that Goh had overstayed a student visa, a claim she disputes. The case has drawn attention to the use of federal resources in such detentions.

Korean Purdue student and daughter of priest released by ICE

Breaking news, a Purdue University student from South Korea, who is the daughter of an Episcopal priest here in New York, taken into custody by ICE. Yeon-Soo Goh, who is 20 years old, moved to the US in 2021 with her mother, the Reverend Kyrie Kim. Now she was here on a very specific visa, a religious workers dependent visa, which is known as an R2. But Goh's family says she was greeted by ICE agents within minutes of walking out of a routine hearing last week. So hearing, goes to the hearing, everything by the book, but then taken into custody. And like many other ICE detainees, was quickly then sent away to a facility in Louisiana. Well, out front now, Mary Rothwell Davis, attorney for the Episcopal Diocese of New York. And Mary, I appreciate your time. I mean, this story is, you know, really makes your head spin to try to understand what possibly could have happened here. Yeon-Soo is going in for a routine hearing. She's doing everything as she thinks she should. She walks out and is taken into custody by ICE? Yes, it was very confusing for her, for her mother, and for those of us at the Episcopal Diocese of New York who have been supporting her. The hearing was really unremarkable. The judge gave her an adjourn date in August, which seemed aimed at helping her get back to Purdue University for the fall semester. She was there to convert her visa to a student visa. And she left the courtroom with her mother, thinking that she'd accomplished what she came for, and was immediately seized by ICE agents waiting in the hallway outside the courtroom. They handcuffed her, they tore her from her mother, and they took her to a detention room in another part of 26 Federal Plaza. She remained there for 48 hours. 48 hours, and then they sent her to Louisiana? Yes. In fact, there was a large rally happening at 10 a.m. on Saturday in support of Soo and another dear parishioner from St. Bartholomew's in White Plains, Keddie, who was also seized that day. And unknown to the people at the rally, Keddie and Soo were on a bus leaving 26 Federal Plaza that passed by the rally. So they saw themselves being supported, but also felt themselves being torn away from their community. And they ended up in a Richwood facility in Louisiana, outside of New Orleans. Okay, so she goes interfering, she comes out, she's put in handcuffs, taken away from her mother, put into a detention room, you say for 48 hours, gets on a bus, that's a long way to Louisiana. I mean, all of this- Bus to an airport. Yeah, okay, bus to an airport. Either way, I'm saying resources were put into this, time was put into this, effort was put into this, which I just think speaks for itself. So all of this effort goes in by the federal government because they're going after Yeon Soo. I know there is a major development on this tonight, even after all of that time and money has been spent. What is happening now? That's right, Aaron. We are so gratified to know that as of this evening, Soo actually was returned to 26 Federal Plaza and she has been released into her own recognizance. And her mother is on her way to Federal Plaza to meet her. She may already be there and we are overjoyed. We've worked very hard for our voices to be heard and to lift her up and to convey the message that Soo does not deserve to be in detention and it's been heard. All right, well, I appreciate your time, Mary. I will say the Homeland Security Department told us that Yeon Soo was overstaying a student visa. I know that she disputes that. We're gonna keep following this story to understand what happened, regardless it is a stunning use of resources.

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