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TikTok’s biggest star was detained by ICE, with help from another influencer


The situation grabbed headlines after a teenage influencer, Bo Loudon, boasted on X that he flagged Khaby Lame’s immigration status to authorities.

Khaby Lame, one of the world’s top TikTok creators, was recently detained by U.S. immigration officials in Las Vegas and has since left the country, The New York Times reports. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Lame, an Italian Senegalese influencer known for his silent, deadpan reactions to viral clips, overstayed the terms of his visa after arriving in April. In addition to partnering with big names like Hugo Boss, he has also appeared — very briefly — in a Hollywood movie and starred in a three-part travel series about his time in the U.S.

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