Khaby Lame, the world’s most popular TikTok character with thousands and thousands 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 (June 6, 2025) at Harry Reid International Airport however was allowed to go away the nation with no deportation order, a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed in an announcement.
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Mr Lame arrived in the U.S. on April 30 and “overstayed the terms of his visa,” the ICE spokesperson mentioned. The Associated Press despatched a message looking for remark Tuesday (June 10, 2025) to the electronic mail handle listed on Mr 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, as the president exams the bounds of his government authority.
A voluntary departure — which was granted to Mr Lame — permits these going through removing from the U.S. to keep away from a deportation order on their immigration file, which may forestall 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 along with his working class mother and father and has Italian citizenship.
His web fame rapidly developed. He signed a multi-year partnership with designer model Hugo Boss in 2022. In January, he was appointed as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
Last month, he attended the Met Gala in New York City, days after arriving in the U.S.
Published – June 11, 2025 04:56 am IST
