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South Korean Student Released After ICE Arrest at Routine Visa Hearing

She must continue reporting to immigration court under expedited removal proceedings despite her release.

Yeonsoo Go reunites with her mother, Episcopal priest the Rev. Kyrie Kim after being released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Aug.4, 2025, in New York City.
Yeonsoo Go, a Purdue student who was detained by immigration authorities in Manhattan last week, embraces her mother after being released from immigration custody, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Yeonsoo Go, second left, a Purdue student who was detained by immigration authorities in Manhattan last week, leaves with her mother and members of Korean community after being released from immigration custody, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Yeonsoo Go, a Purdue student who was detained by immigration authorities in Manhattan last week, embraces her mother after being released from immigration custody, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Overview

  • Yeonsoo Go, a 20-year-old Purdue University student, was taken into ICE custody on July 31 at 26 Federal Plaza during a routine visa-extension hearing
  • After five days in federal detention and a transfer to Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana, Go was released Monday night to her mother without bail
  • The Department of Homeland Security maintains she overstayed her visa and placed her in expedited removal proceedings while her lawyers and the Episcopal Diocese say her R-2 visa is valid through December 2025
  • Faith leaders, bipartisan officials including Rep. Mike Lawler and Assemblymember Amy Paulin, immigrant advocates and the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs rallied publicly and provided consular support that helped secure her release
  • Go remains in expedited removal review and is required to continue reporting to immigration court as her visa renewal case proceeds