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USA - Although the alleged arrest of influencer Khaby Lame in the United States went viral yesterday, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has no official record to confirm it.
According to the process for verifying immigration detentions, which is public, no evidence is shown that the content creator is in custody due to irregular immigration status.
The information about the alleged arrest was made by political activist Bo Loudon, who unleashed a chain of misinformation about Lame's situation. According to Loudon, the TikToker was an "illegal" and that he had worked with "patriots from Trump's Department of Homeland Security" to report him.
However, so far ICE has not released any official statement regarding the detention of Khaby Lame either.
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Anyone can check if someone is in ICE custody through the public ODLS system:👉 https://locator.ice.gov/odls
There are three ways to search:
- With the A-Number (immigration registration number) and country of origin.
- With full name, date of birth, and country of birth, exactly as this information is recorded.
- You can also call the ICE information line at 1-888-351-4024 for additional assistance
If no results appear, the person is not officially detained by ICE. It is worth noting that the system does not display information on minors or recent detentions (less than 48 hours).
Who is Khaby Lame?
Khabane "Khaby" Lame is a content creator and one of the most followed people on TikTok, with 162 million followers.
He became popular for his wordless humorous videos, in which he responds to complicated tricks showing how to do the same thing in a simple way. His hand gestures and characteristic facial expression became his hallmark.
