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TikTok Star Khaby Lame Was Detained by ICE

Khaby Lame was detained by the ICE in Las Vegas on June 6 for immigration violations, PEOPLE can confirm. He has since left the United States.

TikTok star Khaby Lame was detained by ICE on June 6 for an immigration violation, PEOPLE can confirm The social media star, who has over 200M followers across the platform, is a Senegal native who was granted Italian citizenship in August 2022 Lame has since left the United States upon being granted voluntary departure, an ICE spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE The Senegalese-Italian influencer, 25, — who moved to Italy from his native Senegal when he was a baby, but was granted Italian citizenship in August 2022 — has since left the country, confirmed the ICE spokesperson. He opened up about his humble beginnings and meteoric rise to fame on social media, where he continues to hold the record for having the most followers on TikTok to date.

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