Utah violinist (with DACA status) disappears into ICE detainment center

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Loved ones shocked, worried after beloved Utah violinist detained by ICE

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-violinist-detained-by-ice-loved-ones-work-to-bring-him-home

SALT LAKE CITY — Friends and family are reacting after Utah violinist John Shin was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday.

“Shock — and at the same time, not surprising,” said family friend Gabriel Gordon. "This is the direction that our country has been headed in.”

His wife, DaNae, released the following message on social media:
"On Monday, at 2:30pm I got a call from John-- "Honey, I don't have much time. I've been arrested by ICE and they are sending me to a detainment center. I love you and the kids, I will be okay, please call our attorney" and then he was rushed off the phone. I have no more details, no more information than those short 30 seconds."

“We have not heard a single word from him since that phone call,” Gordon said.

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Gordon said Shin came to Utah from South Korea when he was 10 years old and has been working his way through the legal system on different visas ever since.

“John was brought here on a K2 visa when he was 10 years old,” Gordon said. "When he graduated from the University of Utah and his father passed away, he was granted DACA status."

[Justice Brandeis]

1. How that makes America safer and more secure is not entirely clear.

nt

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

2. Comments say that he has a DUI on his record...tough situation for him

[maxsolomon]

9. 1 DUI is usually a misdemeanor.

Are they tossing resident aliens for misdemeanors?

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

10. Yes..trump asmin has changed the rules..going after immigrants with DUIs

[Scrivener7]

3. Was he a member of that dangerous violinist gang?

[Redleg]

4. Obviously a hardened criminal, terrorist, socialist, liberal extremist

In the violin case is a Tommy gun.

[fierywoman]

6. When I (a violist) went to Death Row Records to record the Dogfather album for Snoop Dog

(at the time, he was Snoop Doggy Dog), we had to open our cases to show we didn't have a weapon before going into their studio -- the only time in my life that happened.

[Redleg]

7. That is a cool story!

How did you like the experience of that recording session?

[fierywoman]

11. The words were so misogenistic that the engineers kept the words off until the takes --

but then it was rather shocking to hear. We were told not to expect to see Snoop but one day he showed up in the most starched, ironed, white Ralph Lauren workout ensemble, with his dog, and he very gratefully thanked us for our music (we were playing what is called "sweetener," a.k.a. whole notes, so, no biggie) and he went around to all of us and shook our hands (very limp handshake.) I petted his very friendly dog. It was a number of sessions -- oh, and Death Row delayed the payment for the last session for so long that (because it was a Union gig) they had to end up paying us much more.

[Redleg]

13. Well, as least Snoop was friendly and you got paid.

The lyrics are another thing altogether.

[Ilsa]

5. Like this elderly woman, I've been worried, too:

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Oh, that's different.

[The Blue Flower]

8. This was my first thought

Emily Litella was on top of things.

[ananda]

12. They want their world all white all the time.

That's Trump and co. in a nutshell.