The immigration division confirmed that ICE detained Serine Khabane Lame, popularly referred to as Khaby, on the Harry Reid Worldwide Airport, Las Vegas, for immigration violations, after such claims went viral with any official clarification. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement mentioned Khaby entered the US April 30 and overstayed the phrases of his visa. Khaby was granted voluntary departure June 6 and has since departed the US.Khabane “Khaby” Lame is a Senegalese-Italian TikTok star, born on March 9, 2000, and the platform’s most-followed creator with over 162 million followers as of 2025. He gained fame throughout the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic after dropping his manufacturing unit job in Chivasso, Italy, the place he’s lived since age one. Identified for his silent, deadpan comedy, Khaby mocks overly sophisticated “life hack” movies by exhibiting less complicated options, utilizing expressive facial reactions and a signature hand gesture. His wordless model, impressed by common humor, has made him globally relatable.Khaby turned TikTok’s most-followed person in June 2022, surpassing Charli D’Amelio. He’s earned as much as $750,000 per put up, with a web price estimated at $16 million, by way of model offers with Hugo Boss, Fortnite, and Walmart, amongst others. He’s additionally ventured into appearing, showing in Unhealthy Boys: Experience or Die (2024), starring within the Tubi sequence Khaby Is Coming to America, and judging on Italia’s Acquired Expertise. A working towards Muslim, Khaby married Wendy Thembelihle Juel in 2023, however they separated by Might 2024. He’s been acknowledged in Forbes’ 30 Below 30 and Fortune’s 40 Below 40.Khaby’s arrest or detainment was largely dismissed as pretend information earlier than ICE confirmed it. The hypothesis stemmed from posts by Conservative activist Bo Loudon. Khaby is an Italian citizen since 2022 although he stayed in Italy since childhood after his household got here to the nation from Senegal.
