Former Syracuse basketball participant to be deported to Sudan

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A former Syracuse basketball player is being deported to Sudan after spending a number of weeks in ICE custody.

John Bol Ajak was taken into custody on Feb. 18 and agreed to a deportation order on Thursday, based on Syracuse.com.

The outlet reported that Ajak had been given the choice of both voluntary departure or a deportation order, and he selected the latter. The U.S. authorities pays for the deportation order, whereas voluntarily leaving permits eligibility for future entry.

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John Bol Ajak of the Syracuse Orange reacts in the course of the second half in opposition to the Notre Dame Combating Irish at JMA Wi-fi Dome in Syracuse, New York, on Jan. 14, 2023. (Bryan Bennett/Getty Photos)

"If that is how I’m leaving, I by no means need to step foot on this nation once more," Ajak stated.

Ajak was held on the Moshannon Valley Processing Middle, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention heart in Pennsylvania and had been residing in Syracuse.

John Bol Ajak of the Syracuse Orange prepares to play in opposition to the Georgetown Hoyas in the course of the first half at JMA Wi-fi Dome in Syracuse, New York, on Dec. 10, 2022. (Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Photos)

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He was arrested 4 instances from December till being positioned in ICE custody for trespassing, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He admitted on Thursday that he had been within the nation illegally after his F-1 scholar visa had expired, which additionally resulted in him not with the ability to attend the Newhouse College of Public Communications on the college.

Ajak got here to the US from Kenya in 2014 to pursue and training and basketball alternatives in Pennsylvania, and performed for the Orange from 2020 via 2023 underneath Jim Boeheim.

John Bol Ajak of Syracuse celebrates after the staff's victory in opposition to San Diego State within the first spherical of the 2021 NCAA males's basketball match at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on March 19, 2021. (Andy Lyons/Getty Photos)

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At 6-foot-10 and 215 kilos, he performed in 35 video games, registering 234 complete minutes amongst one begin. He scored 21 profession factors and had 43 rebounds, 26 assists, and 27 private fouls.