The situation grabbed headlines after a teenage influencer, Bo Loudon, boasted on X that he flagged Khaby Lame’s immigration status to authorities.

As President Donald Trump ramps up his immigration crackdown, not even TikTok’s most-followed star is immune from removal from the U.S. Khaby Lame, a 25-year-old who skyrocketed to TikTok fame during the global fixation on the app during the Covid-19 pandemic,

TikTok star Khaby Lame was detained by ICE for overstaying his US visa. He has since left the country voluntarily and is now working to regularise his travel status for future visits. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) briefly detained Italian influencer Khaby Lame,