Community support allows John Shin’s family to afford bond of $25,000

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah violinist John Shin appeared in court Tuesday after being detained by ICE several weeks ago.

His attorney, Adam Crayk, said Shin’s case is unique and that there were hundreds of letters written to the judge on Shin’s behalf.

“We've never seen that kind of community support,” Crayk said. “It was specifically mentioned by the judge that she saw that there was an enormous outpouring from the community, which candidly made a difference.”

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Crayk said during the hearing, the government argued that Shin was still a danger to the public due to some speeding citations and his