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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Khaby Lame, the world\u2019s most-followed TikTok personality who left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents, went to Brazil, where he\u2019s been spending some time with friends, local authorities said Thursday.<\/b><\/p>\n

Lame is staying with AC Milan player Emerson Royal, and has been enjoying time with local fans, Paulo Eduardo Dias Junior, a city councilman from Americana, about 78 miles (125 kilometres) northwest of Sao Paulo, told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday night, they played a friendly soccer match with locals.<\/p>\n

Lame left the United States after being detained on June 6 by immigration agents at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa. The Senegalese-Italian influencer, whose legal name is Seringe Khabane Lame, was allowed to leave the country without a deportation order, according to a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n

Junior organised Wednesday\u2019s match on behalf of the nonprofit he leads, Instituto Jr Dias. He said that Lame and Royal\u2019s participation helped collect 150 food baskets for vulnerable families.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmerson Royal is a role model for the children in our community, and so is Khaby, who is globally known through social media. He\u2019s a sensation among kids today,\u201d Junior said. \u201cHe had a lot of fun with the kids and played a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

The councilman said that the team that Lame and Royal were on won 3-1. Everything went smoothly, he added, except for the post-match celebration. As is tradition in Brazil, players gathered for a barbecue. But Lame preferred a parmigiana, so they took him to a local restaurant, Junior said.<\/p>\n

This is not Lame\u2019s first time in Brazil. Last year, he travelled to the country to attend the Royal\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n

Met Gala and then detention<\/b><\/p>\n

Lame arrived in the U.S. on April 30 and \u201coverstayed the terms of his visa,\u201d an ICE spokesperson told the AP, which sent a message seeking comment Tuesday to the email address listed on Lame\u2019s Instagram account. He hasn’t publicly commented on his detention.<\/p>\n

His detention and voluntary departure from the United States come amid U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s escalating crackdown on immigration, including raids in Los Angeles that sparked days of protests against ICE, as the president tests the bounds of his executive authority.<\/p>\n

A voluntary departure, which was granted to Lame, allows those facing removal from the U.S. to avoid a deportation order on their immigration record, which could prevent them from being allowed back into the U.S. for up to a decade.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old Lame rose to international fame during the pandemic without ever saying a word in his videos, which would show him reacting to absurdly complicated \u201clife hacks.\u201d He has more than 162 million followers on TikTok alone.<\/p>\n

The Senegal-born influencer moved to Italy when he was an infant with his working-class parents, and also has Italian citizenship.<\/p>\n

His internet fame quickly evolved. He signed a multi-year partnership with designer brand Hugo Boss in 2022. In January, he was appointed as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.<\/p>\n

Last month, he attended the Met Gala in New York City, days after arriving in the U.S.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eritrea<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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