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21 Savage: Rapper 'arrested by US immigration force' 21 Savage: Atlanta rapper 'arrested by US immigration force'
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US rapper 21 Savage has been arrested by immigration officials, reports say. Atlanta rapper 21 Savage has been arrested by immigration officials who say he is actually from the UK, reports say.
US media quoted the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as saying "his whole public persona is false. He actually came to the US from the UK as a teen and overstayed his visa". The rapper, Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, came to the US in July 2005 aged 12 and failed to leave when his visa expired a year later, officials said.
He entered the US in July 2005 on a non-immigrant visa but failed to leave when it expired a year later, ICE said. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesman said he was being held for removal proceedings.
His Wikipedia page says his real name is Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph and that he is from Atlanta. The 26-year-old's Wikipedia page says he is from Atlanta.
It says the 26-year-old grew up around criminality, dropped out of school and began to rap after the death of a friend. It says he grew up around criminality, dropped out of school and began to rap after the death of a friend.
US website TMZ said 21 Savage was reportedly being held ahead of possible deportation for being in the country illegally and for being a felon following a 2014 conviction for drugs offences. A CNN report quoted an ICE spokesman as saying: "His whole public persona is false".
TMZ quoted his lawyer Dina LaPolt as saying she was trying to get the rapper out of detention "while we work with authorities to clear up any misunderstanding". Other reports quoted ICE as saying that the rapper was being held in the state of Georgia and a federal immigration judge would determine whether he would be deported.
US website TMZ quoted his lawyer Dina LaPolt as saying she was trying to get the rapper out of detention "while we work with authorities to clear up any misunderstanding".
"Mr Abraham-Joseph is a role model to the young people in the country - especially in Atlanta, Georgia and is actively working in the community leading programs to help underprivileged youths in financial literacy," she added."Mr Abraham-Joseph is a role model to the young people in the country - especially in Atlanta, Georgia and is actively working in the community leading programs to help underprivileged youths in financial literacy," she added.
In December the rapper released his second album, I am > I was, which went to the top of the Billboard 200 albums charts.In December the rapper released his second album, I am > I was, which went to the top of the Billboard 200 albums charts.
The same month he apologised for a lyric in one of his songs that mentioned "Jewish money".The same month he apologised for a lyric in one of his songs that mentioned "Jewish money".
It followed a similar apology by NBA star LeBron James, who had shared 21 Savage's lyric on his Instagram account, where critics drew attention to it.It followed a similar apology by NBA star LeBron James, who had shared 21 Savage's lyric on his Instagram account, where critics drew attention to it.
LeBron James said he thought it had been a compliment.LeBron James said he thought it had been a compliment.
21 Savage said he was "sorry if I offended everybody".21 Savage said he was "sorry if I offended everybody".