A Scarsdale High School graduate detained by iCE last month is being confined to her home after her release on Monday.
Yeonsoo Go, 20, was detained after an immigration hearing regarding her visa in New York City. She was sent to a correctional center in Louisiana. News 12 reported Monday that Rep. Mike Lawler
helped secure her release.
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin has been in touch with her about the conditions there.
"She said conditions weren't great but everyone there was extraordinarily nice to her, she didn't feel in any way harmed. Having said that, the relief that she felt being back with her mom was palpable," Paulin tells News 12.
Go came to Westchester County in 2021 from South Korea on a visa meant for dependents of people coming to the U.S. on religious assignments. Her mom was doing that at a church in the area.
Paulin says Go's visa does not expire until the end of this year. The assistant secretary of Homeland Security claimed her visa expired more than two years ago.
People close to Go told News 12 that they believe this was a big mistake.
Paulin says Go is confined to her home while all of this gets worked out. There's no timeline yet on how long that could take.