SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The professional violinist who was detained by ICE on his wife's birthday is speaking out after he was released yesterday.

John Shin, 37, was released from the Aurora, Colorado ICE detention facility yesterday. He was detained on August 20 while on a work trip to Colorado Springs, and he posted bond yesterday. Shin and his wife Danae Snow drove all night from Denver, and they just got back to Utah this morning at 6 a.m.

Now Shin is speaking out about his experience being detained and spending two weeks in ICE custody. "For my entire life, living in the United States, I always thought I was an American. All my memories are here," he said. "I consider myself an American. This is my home." He said that he's been working towards getting his green card, so he never tho

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