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Since United States President Donald Trump took office back in 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been in the headlines as the agency has ramped up its enforcement and presence across the country. Recently, that included a Division I college basketball player.
Late last month, a player for Mississippi Valley State University was taken into custody by ICE officers while trying to board a flight from Jackson, Mississippi, to New York.
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Qingfang Pang Taken Into Custody
According to a report from Front Office Sports, Mississippi Valley State junior Qingfang Pang, a 6-foot-9 junior from China, was taken into custody by ICE back on Sept. 29. Pang's attorney, Marcus Session, told FOS that Pang was detained while attempting to fly from Jackson, Mississippi, to his American visa sponsor in New York. Session told FOS that Pang recently learned that his student visa had expired.
"Mississippi Valley State University is aware of the situation involving one of our students and is deeply concerned for the student's well-being," the school said i n a statement to FOS . "University officials are closely monitoring the situation and are committed to providing appropriate support as circumstances develop."
In a statement to FOS, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Pang entered the United States legally on Nov. 17, 2023 on a temporary status that ended Sept. 5, 2024.
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"He accepted voluntary departure and will remain in ICE custody pending removal," the DHS spokesperson said.
Not the Only Player
As FOS notes, Pang is not the only player to have been taken into ICE custody recently.
Kentucky State women's basketball player Aminata Seck has an ongoing case after she was detained over the Summer. However, she was released on bond Wednesday after two months in detention.
ICE also arrested Southern Connecticut State University basketball player Deng Deng in early September. However, he was recently released.
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