The reports that Khaby Lame has been arrested by ICE are false
Online rumours started to circulate on June 6, 2025, that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had detained Serigne Khaby “Khabane” Lame, a TikTok star known for his silent, satirical responses to popular life hacks.
Was TikTok influencer Khaby Lame arrested in USA, is he in ICE custody and more about his nationality, ethnicity, religion and net worth
According to purported screenshots from the ICE website, some websites reported about the arrest of “Serigne Khabane Lame,” who was born in Senegal, Africa.
🚨BREAKING: President Trump's ICE just officially arrested far-left TikToker, Khaby Lame, whom I reported as an illegal alien.
According to the official DHS website, he's currently being held at the Henderson Detention Center and is in ICE CUSTODY. pic.twitter.com/5aBzlndlH0
— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) June 6, 2025
However, the fact that neither ICE nor Serigne Khabane Lame have released an official statement about the TikToker’s arrest raises doubts about the veracity of these allegations. Lame was allegedly detained by ICE, according to an X post by @Bruce_LeVell that includes an image that appears to be from ICE’s website and suggests the agency has “officially arrested far-left TikToker, Khaby Lame.”
According to an analysis in X’s Community Notes section, the claims made against him for his arrest are probably untrue. First off, according to allegations from publications like The Independent, Lame was granted Italian citizenship in 2022.
The Italian Ministry of the Interior’s Undersecretary of State, Carlo Sibilia, reportedly also the TikToker on his citizenship by saying, Dear @KhabyLame, I wanted to let you know that the decree granting you #Italiancitizenship was issued in early June by the Interior Ministry. Soon, you will be contacted by the local office notifying you about your oath. Good luck.”
Furthermore, Khaby Lame is listed by Forbes magazine as hailing from Turin, Italy, instead of Senegal. According to other points in the Community Notes, “Khabane Lame” yields blank results on the official ICE website, indicating that “Serigne Khabane Lame” is someone else with the reports of him being detained being false.
Lame who is Sengalese lives in Milan as an expatriate with his agent. Although he has been living in Italy since he was young, he is a Senegalese citizen and a Muslim by religion with his current net worth at $40 million.
“This is fake. A search for his name (Khabane Lame) comes up blank. An A-Number search also comes up blank.”
Lame has around 162.5 million TikTok followers as of this writing, primarily as a result of his relatable and well understood content. In addition to his online work, the 25-year-old has worked with well-known companies, served on the panel of judges for “Italia’s Got Talent,” and been named a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
🔥🚨BREAKING: Legendary liberal TikTok influencer Khaby Lame just got arrested and is now in ICE custody after Bo London reported the influencer.
Bo London: “I discovered he was an illegal who overstayed an invalid VISA, evaded taxes, and I personally took action to have him… pic.twitter.com/RK0bpg3oKS
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) June 6, 2025