Campbell calls for ICE to release Purdue student from detainment

On Thursday, July, 31, a South Korean student enrolled at Purdue University, Yeonsoo Go, was arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Go was arrested outside of court in Manhattan after her immigration hearing. She was placed in federal detention nearby before being transferred to a facility in Louisiana. 

State Rep. Chris Campbell (D-West Lafayette), who represents Purdue, released the following statement: 

“This is absolutely horrifying. Yeonsoo Go is a young woman who came to the U.S. on a legal, religious worker’s dependent visa. An attorney for the Episcopal Diocese in New York, where Go’s mother serves as a priest, says that her current visa doesn’t even expire until December. Go is trying to update her paperwork; she’s following the law, but ICE grabbed her outside of court. 

“Arresting people outside of the courthouse proves that this isn’t about legal immigration. It’s even more concerning that her parents found out about her transfer to Louisiana from online records. It’s cruel. 

“Go is enrolled in the Purdue College of Pharmacy. She doesn’t have a criminal record, and she’s an active part of her community. We are lucky she’s pursuing her education at Purdue University. 

“I urge for the release of Yeonsoo Go, and a proper review of her immigration status. Treat people with dignity regardless of their status.”