Overview

• ICE detained the 25-year-old influencer Seringe Khabane Lame at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid International Airport on June 6 for overstaying the terms of his visa.
• Officials allowed him to self-deport under a voluntary departure agreement, which prevents a deportation order that could bar his return for up to a decade.
• Lame, who commands over 162 million TikTok followers, had entered the U.S. on April 30 and attended the Met Gala in New York before his detention.
• His removal comes as President Trump’s administration steps up immigration enforcement with coordinated raids that have sparked protests in Los Angeles and other cities.
• The Senegalese-Italian star has not addressed his detention publicly and has continued posting brand-sponsored videos since departing the U.S.