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Rapper 21 Savage Is Taken Into Custody by ICE, Officials Say Rapper 21 Savage Is Taken Into Custody by ICE, Officials Say
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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took the rapper 21 Savage into custody on Sunday for being in the United States illegally, according to the agency and news reports. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took the rapper 21 Savage into custody on Sunday for being in the United States illegally, according to an agency spokesman.
21 Savage, whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested during an operation by federal and local law enforcement authorities in Atlanta, ICE said in a statement, WSB-TV in Atlanta reported. 21 Savage, whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested during an operation by federal and local law enforcement authorities in Atlanta, the spokesman, Bryan D. Cox, said in a statement.
The statement said Mr. Abraham-Joseph was an “unlawfully present United Kingdom national” who legally entered the United States in 2005 but was supposed to leave the next year, according to the terms of his nonimmigrant visa, officials said. Mr. Abraham-Joseph was an “unlawfully present United Kingdom national” who legally entered the United States in 2005 but was supposed to leave the next year, according to the terms of his nonimmigrant visa, Mr. Cox said.
[Never miss a pop music story: Get our weekly newsletter, Louder.] In addition to being in the country unlawfully after 2006, Mr. Abraham-Joseph was convicted of felony drug charges in 2014 in Fulton County, Ga., the statement said.
In addition to being in the country unlawfully after 2006, Mr. Abraham-Joseph was convicted on felony drug charges in 2014 in Fulton County, Ga., the statement said. Mr. Abraham-Joseph faces deportation proceedings and is expected to appear before a federal immigration judge.
Mr. Abraham-Joseph faces deportation proceedings and is expected to appear before a federal immigration judge. Neither his lawyer, Dina LaPolt, nor a spokesman for ICE could be immediately reached for comment on Sunday. “We are working diligently to get Mr. Abraham-Joseph out of detention while we work with the authorities to clear up any misunderstandings,” Dina LaPolt, Mr. Abraham-Joseph’s lawyer, said in a statement on Sunday night.
His arrest comes after he performed at the Super Bowl Music Fest at the State Farm Arena on Thursday.His arrest comes after he performed at the Super Bowl Music Fest at the State Farm Arena on Thursday.
Mr. Abraham-Joseph is up for a record of the year Grammy on Feb. 10 for “Rockstar,” a song with the rapper Post Malone. Mr. Abraham-Joseph’s album “I Am > I Was” opened at No. 1 on Billboard’s latest album chart in December. He is known for his flat delivery and subdued rap style. Mr. Abraham-Joseph has been nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year for “Rockstar,” a song with the rapper Post Malone. Mr. Abraham-Joseph’s album “I Am > I Was” opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in January. He is known for his flat delivery and subdued rap style.
Mr. Abraham-Joseph has long maintained that he was from Atlanta. In August, he gave backpacks and games to children in Atlanta during an annual drive called Issa Back 2 School Drive.
“Mr. Abraham-Joseph is a role model to the young people in this country, especially in Atlanta,” Ms. LaPolt said. She added that Mr. Abraham-Joseph is “actively working in the community leading programs to help underprivileged youths in financial literacy.”
In a 2016 interview with VladTV, an urban news YouTube channel, Mr. Abraham-Joseph was asked where he grew up and he listed all the neighborhoods in Atlanta he had previously lived in.
“I grew up on the East Side, Glenwood, Decatur,” Mr. Abraham-Joseph says. “I done grew up in all Atlanta really, everybody know me. If you don’t, you ain’t from this city.”