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.
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.
Ah I found some more info from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:
It says he didn’t realize that his ESTA authorization (which you can use for multiple visits, but is only valid for two years) had lost validity.
Source link: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/tiktok-superstar-khaby-lame-nach-festnahme-aus-usa-ausgereist-110525932.html