New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- A 20-year-old South Korean student at Purdue University, Yeonsoo Go, has been detained by US.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a routine visa hearing in New York, sparking outcry from immigrant rights groups and religious leaders, as per multiple news reports.

Go, the daughter of Rev. Kyrie Kim - the first woman ordained in the Seoul Diocese of the Anglican Church of Korea - was taken into ICE custody on July 31 after exiting the New York Immigration Court, where she had appeared for a scheduled visa hearing. The court had granted her a continuance until October, yet ICE agents detained her immediately outside the courthouse.

The Episcopal Diocese of New York and several advocacy groups are demandi...