LAS VEGAS (AP) — Khaby Lame, the world’s hottest TikTok character with tens of millions of followers, has left the U.S. after being detained by immigration brokers in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa.
The Senegalese-Italian influencer, whose authorized identify is Seringe Khabane Lame, was detained Friday at Harry Reid Worldwide Airport however was allowed to go away the nation and not using a deportation order, a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed in an announcement.
Lame arrived within the U.S. on April 30 and “overstayed the terms of his visa,” the ICE spokesperson stated. The Related Press despatched a message in search of remark Tuesday to the e-mail tackle listed on Lame’s Instagram account. He has not publicly commented on his detainment.
His detainment and voluntary departure from the U.S. comes amid President Donald Trump’s escalating crackdown on immigration, together with raids in Los Angeles that sparked days of protests towards ICE, because the president exams the bounds of his government authority.
A voluntary departure — which was granted to Lame — permits these dealing with removing from the U.S. to keep away from a deportation order on their immigration file, which might stop them from being allowed again into the U.S. for as much as a decade.
The 25-year-old rose to worldwide fame throughout the pandemic with out ever saying a phrase in his movies, which might present him reacting to absurdly difficult “life hacks.” He has over 162 million followers on TikTok alone.
The Senegal-born influencer moved to Italy when he was an toddler together with his working class mother and father and has Italian citizenship.
His web fame rapidly advanced. He signed a multi-year partnership with designer model Hugo Boss in 2022. In January, he was appointed as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
Final month, he attended the Met Gala in New York Metropolis, days after arriving within the U.S.
