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- NewsAssociated Press
21 Savage 'wasn't hiding' being British, feared deportation
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage said in an interview aired Friday that he didn't talk about his British citizenship before because he didn't want to get deported.
- USABC News
21 Savage describes fears of deportation, says he was 'definitely targeted' by ICE in first interview since his release on bond
Rapper 21 Savage sat down with "Good Morning America" for his first interview one day after he was released on bond from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on Wednesday. The rapper, whose full name is She'yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was asked by ABC News' Linsey Davis if he's concerned that he could be deported. ICE spokesman Bryan Cox told ABC News in a phone interview on Thursday ICE doesn't adjudicate cases and that the decision to release the rapper on bond is in the hands of the immi
- EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity
Rapper 21 Savage released on bond 9 days after ICE arrest
The 26-year-old rapper "won his freedom," according to his lawyers — for now. A deportation hearing is pending.
- EntertainmentPeople
21 Savage's Mom Got Grammy Tickets in His Place — Following ICE Arrest — but Didn't Attend
Noticeably missing, however, was his collaborator 21 Savage, who wasarrested on Feb. 3 by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as authorities claimed 21 Savage, 26, is actually a citizen of the United Kingdom and had overstayed his visa. Earlier in the day, 21 Savage’s co-manager tweeted that the Grammys wouldn’t release his client’s tickets to his mom to go on his behalf amid his incarceration.
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Chris Brown Tells Offset to 'Fight Me' After Rapper Slams Him for Posting 21 Savage Meme
Chris Brown Tells Offset to 'Fight Me' Over 21 Savage Meme
- EntertainmentReuters
Birth certificate suggests rapper 21 Savage was born in London
21 Savage, whose name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested on Sunday in Atlanta, the southern U.S. city in which he has based his music career. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say he is a British citizen who came to the United States from the United Kingdom in 2005 and is "unlawfully present" in the United States. An official copy of a birth certificate obtained from a London registry office showed a boy named Sheyaa Bin Abraham was born on Oct. 22, 1992 at Newham Hospital in e
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized for tweeting support for rapper 21 Savage in ICE deportation battle
The congresswoman got flak from many commenters who were unhappy that she was sticking up for someone who overstayed his visa.