'The case is done': Immigration officials no longer seeking deportation of Utah violinist John Shin

KEY TAKEAWAYS

A key deadline has come and gone and federal officials are no longer pursuing deportation of North Salt Lake violinist John Shin.

Shin's case garnered widespread attention from supporters who had decried his detention last August by immigration authorities.

Shin is originally from South Korea but grew up in Utah and has lived most of his life in the state.

SOUTH SALT LAKE — Federal officials are no longer pursuing the deportation of John Shin, the North Salt Lake violinist who made headlines in August after he was detained by U.S. immigration authorities in Colorado.

"That means the case is over, the case is done, that he's not in deportation proceedings," said Adam Crayk, his South Salt Lake-based attorney.

In fact, the man, a violinist originally from South Korea who