A student-athlete has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after authorities alleged he violated the conditions of his student visa. The case has drawn attention from classmates, family members and university officials, with supporters launching a fundraising campaign to help cover his legal costs as removal proceedings begin.
Johan Sandoval, a 22-year-old Savannah State University baseball player and international student from the Dominican Republic, was taken into custody on Friday in Clifton Park, New York, where he had been staying with his girlfriend, Adriana Wade, a US citizen. According to Wade, Sandoval was leaving their apartment complex to go to the gym when ICE agents stopped his vehicle.
