Overview

• On Oct. 7, Ansari told Jimmy Kimmel he keeps his passport on him because he feels on edge about immigration enforcement.
• The 42-year-old comedian said he has avoided Los Angeles recently and now lives in London after marrying in 2022.
• He joked that celebrity status might not shield him from a mistaken detention, quipping about confusion with actor Kumail Nanjiani.
• A Department of Homeland Security report said roughly 5,000 people were detained in Los Angeles between June and late August.
• DHS said 37 people were arrested in a late-night Chicago operation that involved helicopters and forced entries, which residents described as pulling people from their beds.