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John Shin, a Utah violinist originally from South Korea, has been released from a Colorado immigration detention facility.

Shin's case has prompted a strong outpouring from the music community, friends and other supporters.

Though released from custody, his immigration case remains unresolved.

SALT LAKE CITY — John Shin, the Utah violinist whose immigration case has drawn widespread attention in the state and beyond, is no longer being held by immigration authorities.

His wife, DaNae Snow, made a public post on her Facebook page Thursday that her husband would be "coming home." In a second post — en route to pick him up in Colorado, where he had been held since Aug. 18 — she expanded on that: "On my way to Denver! We're bringing you home today John!!"

Shin's family and

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