- Khaby Lame was deported from the U.S. for overstaying his visa.
- He was detained by ICE at Las Vegas airport.
- He later posted from São Paulo, Brazil.
Italian-Senegalese Tiktok Star Khaby Lame has been deported from the United States after allegedly overstaying his visa.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that deportation is coming amid President Donald Trump’s immigration policy to crack down on illegal stay or entry into the US.
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The US President had ordered the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE to execute this.
Following this, the world’s most-followed TikTok creator was affected and detained last Friday at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
ICE, while confirming the detention in an official statement, said Lame entered the country on April 30 but “overstayed the terms of his visa.”
Having risen to international fame for his silent comedic reactions to overcomplicated “life hack” videos, the 25-year-old has amassed over 160 million followers on TikTok.
His deportation has sparked a storm of reactions online.
Bo Loudon, a Gen Z Trump supporter and self-styled activist, wrote on X, “Every single illegal alien needs to be DEPORTED. When I found out the biggest TikTok star, Khaby Lame, is an illegal alien evading taxes, I worked with Trump’s ICE to have him removed. He’s since been detained by ICE and removed.”
Although Lame has not issued any formal statement as regards his deportation, on Monday, he posted an Instagram story tagged in São Paulo, Brazil, marking his first confirmed location since leaving the US.
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His former legal representative, Riccardo Lanzo, told The New York Times that the influencer had spent significant time in the US recently but acknowledged uncertainty regarding his visa status.
