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

U.S. immigration officials said they detained Khaby Lame, one of the world's most popular TikTok personalities, last week and told him to leave the country after they said he "overstayed the terms of his visa.

TikTok's top star, Khaby Lame, was briefly detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) before voluntarily leaving the country.