A 26-year-old women's basketball player from Senegal, Aminata Seck, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Louisville International Airport on August 7 as she prepared to travel with her team to a tournament in New York. Seck, who is a student-athlete at Kentucky State University, was arrested while on a student visa. Her attorney, Sadiqa Reynolds, said Seck may have missed a visa deadline due to medical issues, including recent back surgery and an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury, which is a common knee injury among athletes. Reynolds stated that Seck was in significant pain and was transferred between multiple detention facilities before being taken to a hospital. ICE did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the reasons for her detention or the conditions of her confinement. Seck's name appears on the online inmate roster of the Grayson County, Kentucky, Detention Center, with the offense listed as related to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and ICE. Democratic U.S. Representative Morgan McGarvey, who represents a district that includes Louisville, has been monitoring Seck's case and that of other detained individuals in Kentucky. In a statement, McGarvey said, "Aminata is a student-athlete who was arrested by ICE at the airport while traveling with her teammates. The Trump administration's cruelty knows no bounds, but we will never let this become normal and we won't stop fighting for her." Seck has had a notable athletic career, being named to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) All-Conference Third Team last season. She led her team with 11.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and achieved five double-doubles. She also won the SIAC Women's Basketball Elite 16 award, which recognizes student-athletes who excel both in sports and academics. Kentucky State University declined to comment further, stating it respects the privacy of those involved.