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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Sunday arrested Atlanta rapper 21 Savage, alleging that he is from the United Kingdom and overstayed his visa, according to media reports.
ICE spokesman Bryan Cox said in a statement that 21 Savage, whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested "during a targeted operation."
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested unlawfully present United Kingdom national Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph AKA 21 Savage during a targeted operation with federal and local law enforcement partners early Sunday in metro Atlanta," Cox told WSB-TV in Atlanta.
Cox added that the rapper legally entered the U.S. in 2005 "but subsequently failed to depart under the terms of his nonimmigrant visa."
The rapper is currently in ICE custody in Georgia "and has been placed into removal proceedings before the federal immigration courts," Cox also said.
Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/428277-ice-arrests-rapper-says-he-overstayed-his-visa
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)He has 2 Grammy nominations...
tulipsandroses
(5,124 posts)At 12 yrs old, I doubt he had the choice to come to the USA on his own.