The world’s most popular TikTok star, Khaby Lame, has left the United States after being detained by federal agents in Las Vegas.
Born in Senegal, he moved to Italy with his working class parents when he was an infant and has Italian citizenship.
A spokesperson for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said the Senegalese-Italian influencer was held at the city’s airport on Friday after “overstaying the terms of his visa".
He arrived in the US on 30 April and had attended the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual fundraising gala in in New York.
overstaying the terms of his visa
He arrived in the US on 30 April
Hm weird. If he’s Italian, wouldn’t he have an ESTA authorization under the Visa Waiver Program for 90 days usually?
Sure seems like it should be.
It’s comforting to think that I know absolutely zero TikTok personalities.
As someone who has never been to TikTok, this is the guy who makes fun of stupid life hacks without talking. Actually funny dude.
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Was he leaving already when he was detained?
I can’t blame him. I’d be doing the same if I could afford it. The writing has been on the wall for awhile now, but now the walls are bleeding. Guess I’ll drown. 🤷♂️
lol so if he makes a video on it, the remaining corners of the online world that don’t care about politics will have beef with the US.
Nice.
“TikTok star” wtf world am I living in?
A world where it’s not just actors, musicians and sports people who can become stars.
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Of course the world’s most popular Tiktoker’s last name is “Lame” :>
It’s a onomatopoeia!
who? but good decisin…
