21 Savage might have “a lot” explaining to do.
The rapper, whose actual title is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement early Sunday morning (Feb. three) in Atlanta, experiences The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ICE claims that he’s truly from the UK and overstayed his visa.
He was taken into custody in a “focused operation” and faces deportation from the U.S. Savage has lengthy claimed to be from Atlanta and was born there in 1992, based on Wikipedia.
Extra from ICE spokesman: “Mr. Abraham-Joseph is presently in ICE custody in Georgia and has been positioned into elimination proceedings earlier than the federal immigration courts. ICE will now await the result his case earlier than a federal immigration decide to find out future actions.” https://t.co/QrIwHI6Uq1
— Mark Winne (@MarkWinneWSB) February 3, 2019
ICE spokesman Bryan Cox mentioned that Savage is definitely an “unlawfully current United Kingdom nationwide” who got here to the U.S. on a visa in July 2005. His visa expired a yr later.
The rapper, whose most up-to-date album i am > i was debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in December, is being held for elimination proceedings as a result of the truth that he’s within the U.S. illegally and for being a felon. He was convicted drug fees in 2014.
“ICE will now await the result his case earlier than a federal immigration decide to find out future actions,” mentioned Cox.
In an announcement to TMZ, his legal professional, Dina LaPolt, mentioned, “We’re working diligently to get Mr. Abraham-Joseph out detention whereas we work with authorities to clear up any misunderstanding. Mr. Abraham-Joseph is a job mannequin to the younger folks within the nation—particularly in Atlanta, Georgia and is actively working locally main applications to assist underprivileged youths in monetary literacy.”