Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was reportedly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement early Sunday morning after being accused of overstaying a visa. The 26-year-old artist, legally named Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, has publicly identified himself as being from Atlanta, but agents said he is actually from the United Kingdom, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. He was taken into custody as part of a “targeted operation,” ICE spokesman Bryan Cox told the outlet. Abraham-Joseph entered the U.S. legally in July 2005 but failed to leave when his visa expired the following year, according to ICE. In 2014, he was convicted of felony drug charges, immigration officials told the Journal-Constitution and The Associated Press.

Source: Huffington Post February 03, 2019 22:18 UTC