One of the biggest TikTokers, Khabane Khaby Lame, was rumored to be arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with a screenshot of the ICE website with his name on it going viral. Barron Trump’s best friend, social media influencer Lo Boudon, shared the screenshot and spread the news of Khaby’s illegal status in the US and the subsequent arrest. But there was no clarification about it until the ICE confirmed that he was indeed detained, not arrested, as he overstayed his visa in the US. ICE said he was allowed to depart and he left US.Khaby is known for his short videos where he does not say anything but shows how easy some life hacks are. There is no information about Khaby being in the US. In 2022, Khaby was given Italian citizenship after moving to the country from his native Senegal as an infant. “It is not that before, before signing, I didn’t feel Italian, so very little has changed,” he said after being granted Italian citizenship. “But now I am officially Italian, on paper.”
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 during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic after losing his factory job in Chivasso, Italy, where he’s lived since age one.Khaby became TikTok’s most-followed user in June 2022, surpassing Charli D’Amelio. He’s earned up to $750,000 per post, with a net worth estimated at $16 million, through brand deals with Hugo Boss, Fortnite, and Walmart, among others. He’s also ventured into acting, appearing in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), starring in the Tubi series Khaby Is Coming to America, and judging on Italia’s Got Talent. A practicing Muslim, Khaby married Wendy Thembelihle Juel in 2023, but they separated by May 2024. He’s been recognized in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and Fortune’s 40 Under 40.
