SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The professional violinist who was taken into custody by ICE in Colorado last month has posted bond. Local Denver musicians met him outside the detention facility.
John Shin, 37, was detained by ICE while on a work trip in Colorado on August 20, 2025. Since then, he has been held at the Aurora, CO, ICE detention center. According to his attorney, Adam Crayk, Shin posted bond and was released today.
Because his release was fairly sudden, Shin’s family was unable to meet him outside of the detention facility. Instead, fellow musician Shana Kirk met him outside.
“The first wave of relief, I didn’t expect, and I don’t even know John,” Kirk said, “Johns’ family is hundreds of miles away and he has no one on the ground here so we agreed to be the intermediary to communicating how things work at the facility.”…