Overview

• ICE detained Khaby Lame at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid International Airport on June 6 after discovering his ESTA had expired following his April 30 entry.
• Authorities offered him a voluntary departure option, which he accepted and used to exit the U.S. the same day without a formal deportation order.
• He surfaced in Brazil in a recent Instagram story from Paulínia that reveals his current whereabouts.
• Right-wing influencer Bo Loudon, a friend of Barron Trump, claimed responsibility for reporting Lame and labeled him an “illegal alien” in online posts.
• The incident has fueled a broader online dispute over the tougher immigration measures enforced under President Trump’s administration.