Women's college basketball player released from ICE custody, details conditions: 'Just me and myself'

A Kentucky State University women's basketball player was released on bond from ICE custody after two months.

Aminata Seck, a Senegal native, was arrested on Aug.

7 at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport after the Department of Homeland Security said she "chose to overstay her welcome in violation of our nation’s laws." She entered legally in 2019 "on a temporary basis," and DHS, which referred to Seck as an "illegal alien," said she missed an immigration hearing in September 2025, leading to a judge ordering her removal.

An immigration judge set her bond at $2,500, and she is now home.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Seck is currently dealing with a torn ACL and meniscus and was slated for surgery, but it was postponed while she was in custody.

At a news conference, Seck's attorney, Sadiqa Reynolds, said she "did not regularly receive treatment in custody." "It is a longstanding practice to provide comprehensive medical care from the moment an alien enters ICE custody.

This includes medical, dental, and mental health services as available, and access to medical appointments and 24-hour emergency care.

Illegal aliens also have access to phones to communicate with their family members and lawyers.

This is the best healthcare than many aliens have received in their lives," DHS said to Fox News Digital.

Seck said she spent a week in isolation because she refused to remove a knee brace she was wearing to treat the injury.

"By myself in that room, with nobody — just me and myself, looking at the wall, no books or anything," Seck said at the conference, via KFVS .

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"She has no criminal record, but ICE grabbed her from her team and threw her in a jail cell for two months," U.S.

Rep.