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Korean PhD student detained in California despite green card, lawyer says
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, UNITED STATES, JUL 29 – Tae Heung Kim remains detained over a sealed 2011 marijuana charge despite fulfilling community service and eligibility for a waiver to maintain his permanent resident status.
- Tae Heung "Will" Kim, a 40-year-old green card holder and PhD student at Texas A&M, was detained on July 21 at San Francisco International Airport after returning from his brother's wedding in South Korea.
- Kim's detention followed a 2011 minor marijuana possession charge in Texas, which immigration officials cited as violating his permanent resident status, despite his completion of community service and record sealing.
- Attorney Eric Lee reported difficulties accessing Kim, described harsh detention conditions including no sunlight and constant lighting, and relayed a CBP official's refusal to recognize Kim's right to legal counsel or constitutional protections.
- Lee said Kim 'spent double' the 72-hour CBP guideline limit in detention and called it absurd to hold someone for a 15-year-old minor offense; his mother also expressed concern over Kim's asthma and health in custody.
- Kim remains in ICE custody pending removal hearings, highlighting increased enforcement efforts under the Trump administration targeting legal immigrants with minor offenses and raising warnings for permanent residents about international travel risks.
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Attorneys demand ICE release scientist detained at San Francisco airport
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A Lyme disease research scientist is being held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center after he was detained at San Francisco International Airport, attorneys said. Tae Heung “Will” Kim is a native of South Korea and a longtime U.S. legal permanent resident, according to the Korean American Bar Association of Northern California. After traveling to South Korea for two weeks to attend his brother’…
ICE seizes and holds Korean-American scientist and legal US resident incommunicado
Korean American scientist and longtime US legal permanent resident Tae Heung Kim was detained by ICE on July 21 and has been denied both access to his attorney and communication with his family without explanation.
ICE Has Jailed a Green Card Holder for Over a Week, Denied Him Access to Lawyer
A permanent U.S. resident has been held in detention for the last week without apparent explanation and without access to legal representation, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. According to the Post, 40-year-old Tae Heung “Will” Kim was detained by immigration officials at the San Francisco International Airport on July 21 after returning from attending his brother’s wedding in Korea. Source
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