21 Savage: the rapper "arrested by the force of American immigration"

American rapper Savage 21 has been arrested by immigration officers, according to reports.

According to US media, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said: "All his public personality is false.In reality, he came to the United States from the UK while he was a teenager and went over his Visa".

He entered the United States in July 2005 on a nonimmigrant visa, but was unable to leave it at the end of a year later, ICE said.

His Wikipedia page states that his real name is Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph and that he comes from Atlanta.

He says that the 26-year-old grew up around crime, dropped out of school and started raping after the death of a friend.

According to the US TMZ website, 21 Savage was arrested prior to his deportation for illegal residence in the country and for a crime after the 2014 conviction for drug-related offenses.

According to her lawyer, Dina LaPolt, TMZ, she was trying to get the rapper out of detention "while we work with the authorities to dispel any misunderstanding".

"Abraham-Joseph is a role model for the country's youth, especially in Atlanta, Georgia, and is actively involved in leading programs to help financially-literate youth financially," she added.

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In December, the rapper released his second album, I am> I was, which ranked at the top of the Billboard's 200-page chart.

The same month, he apologizes for a word in one of his songs that speaks of "Jewish money".

This followed a similar apology from NBA star LeBron James, who shared Savage's words on her Instagram account, where the critics had drawn her.

LeBron James said that he thought it was a compliment.

21 Savage said that he was "sorry if I offended everyone".