Kuck said Abraham-Joseph’s family overstayed their work visas when he was a minor.21 Savage, whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was taken into custody in a “targeted operation” in metro Atlanta, ICE spokesman Bryan Cox said.ICE says it focuses enforcement efforts on immigrants who have criminal records, as Abraham-Joseph does due to a 2014 felony drug case in Fulton County.

“Mr. There’s no issue.”An Atlanta police report from August 2014 says Abraham-Joseph was riding in a car driven by another man when officers stopped the car after an illegal U-turn in four lanes of traffic. 21 Savage’s Patek Philippe Aquanaut. The Slaughter Tape came out on May 25, 2015. The Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage did not talk about his British citizenship before because he didn’t want to get deported. If 21 Savage is really British, they really are the best actors and I understand now why they keep getting all the good black roles in Hollywood — Rae Sanni (@raesanni) February 3, 2019. no one: jk rowling: 21 savage was a student at hogwarts — (@notlipglosse) February 3, 2019. Authorities said the campaign backfired, leading to a rash of paintball wars and, in some cases, deadly shootings.Abraham-Joseph performed in Atlanta as recently as Thursday in the Super Bowl Music Fest at State Farm Arena.Sunday’s arrest was not a Super Bowl-related ICE operation, a federal law enforcement official said.Abraham-Joseph has been placed in “removal proceedings before the federal immigration courts,” Cox said.The AJC has reached out to DeKalb police for information on that incident.“We are working diligently to get Mr. Abraham-Joseph out of detention while we work with the authorities to clear up any misunderstandings,” his lawyer, Dina LaPolt, said in a statement. During a search of the car with a police dog, officers found a jar containing 22.6g of marijuana, 89 hydrocodone pills, a scale in plain view, two loaded guns and $1,775 in cash the report says.The Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage did not talk about his British citizenship before because he didn’t want to get deported.Attorney Alex Spiro said he believes Abraham-Joseph was targeted “because he’s both a celebrity and they can use this as a way to send a message and also, perhaps, because of his music”.He said he hopes the attention can help others held in immigration detention.Abraham-Joseph’s lawyers have disputed that he has a felony conviction on his record.Abraham-Joseph was nominated for two awards at the Grammys, including record of the year for Rockstar alongside Post Malone. Having just released a hugely popular album that's been praised for its introspection, storytelling, and maturity, 21 Savage is at the peak of his career. Cox said at the time Abraham-Joseph had overstayed his visa and also was convicted on felony drug charges in Fulton County, Georgia, in October 2014.Abraham-Joseph said he believes the way immigration policy is enforced is broken, that he doesn’t think people “should be arrested and put in a place where a murderer would be for just being in the country for too long”.After turning himself in on Friday morning, Abraham-Joseph was released on his own recognizance. His second solo album I Am I Was, released in December, debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.The rapper said he wasn’t hiding the fact that he isn’t a US citizen, but “I didn’t want to get deported so I’m not going to just come out and say, ‘Hey by the way, I wasn’t born here.”’News outlets report the warrant was for theft by deception. His legal team is working to resolve the underlying issue, Taylor said.While Abraham-Joseph was in immigration custody, his lawyers became aware of an outstanding warrant in Liberty county, along Georgia’s coast, and made arrangements for him to turn himself in, attorney Abbi Taylor said.Both men were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of hydrocodone with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, the report says.“There’s people that are just totally forgotten that exist in these detention centers,” Spiro said, later adding: “I’m hoping people like 21 Savage will bring light to these issues and help the people that are forgotten.”“He has a singular offense for marijuana when he was a college-age person,” Spiro said in the television interview.

One of his lawyers, Charles Kuck, said earlier this week that if the case follows the normal trajectory, it could take two to three years.

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