Overview

• Khaby Lame was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on June 6 for overstaying a visa he entered on April 30.
• An ICE spokesperson confirmed he was granted voluntary departure the same day and has since left the United States.
• Conservative commentator Bo Loudon claimed to have tipped off ICE about Lame’s status, igniting heated discussion across social media platforms.
• Protests at airports and campuses have challenged recent ICE raids, with a National Guard deployment in Los Angeles drawing a formal rebuke from Governor Gavin Newsom.
• The Senegal-born Italian influencer, whose TikTok audience tops 162 million, has remained active online and was spotted posting from São Paulo, Brazil.