Kate Sheehan
Coverage of Kate Sheehan in the Nexus archive.
- State attorney arrested by immigration officials, held in detention center
Shucheng 'Charlie' Yang, a Chinese national and Alaska Department of Law attorney, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and is detained in Tacoma pending immigration proceedings. His asylum application and alleged violation of admission terms are under review, with a hearing scheduled for October. The Alaska Department of Law confirmed employment eligibility checks for all hires.
- State attorney arrested by immigration officials, held in detention center
Shucheng 'Charlie' Yang, a Chinese national and Alaska Department of Law attorney, was arrested by ICE for allegedly violating his admission terms and is detained in Tacoma, Washington. His asylum case, pending since October 2025, is scheduled for a hearing in October. Yang, admitted to the Alaska Bar in June 2025, pled no contest to a speeding ticket but faces deportation proceedings.