TikTok’s Most Popular Star Khaby Lame Leaves US After Being Detained by ICE

The TikTok star, who has about 162 million followers on the Chinese-owned app, arrived in the United States in April, ICE said.
TikTok’s Most Popular Star Khaby Lame Leaves US After Being Detained by ICE
TikTok star Khaby Lame poses for a photograph after being named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Dakar, Senegal, on Jan. 31, 2025. Sylvain Cherkaoui/AP Photo
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TikTok star Khaby Lame has voluntarily left the United States after being detained by immigration agents in Nevada for allegedly overstaying his visa, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained the 25-year-old Senegalese Italian influencer, whose legal name is Seringe Khabane Lame, on June 6 at the Harry Reid International Airport near Las Vegas, a Senior DHS official confirmed in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times.

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