Khaby Lame attends the 2025 Met Gala on May 5, 2025 in New York City. TikTok star Khaby Lame, the most followed creator on the platform with over 162 million followers, was detained by ICE on Friday.

Lame, 25, produces nearly silent videos that have made him the most-followed personality on TikTok. But U.S. officials say Lame, an Italian citizen, overstayed his visa earlier this month.

Lame, 25, produces nearly silent videos that have made him the most-followed personality on TikTok. But U.S. officials say Lame, an Italian citizen, overstayed his visa earlier this month.

Khaby Lame, the world’s most-followed TikTok personality who left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents, went to Brazil where he’s been spending some time with friends, local ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Khaby Lame, the world's most popular TikTok personality with millions of followers, has left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas for allegedly ...

FILE – TikTok star Khaby Lame poses for a photograph after being named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui, File) By The Associated Press ...

Khaby Lame is a symbol of everything globalisation used to promise — that talent, charm, and relatability could transcend borders. That a Senegalese-born, Italian-raised Muslim man could make ...

SAO PAULO – Khaby Lame, the world’s most-followed TikTok personality who left the U.S. after being detained by immigration agents, went to Brazil where he’s been spending some time with ...

MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 14: Khaby Lame attends the “TikTok – Un Racconto Italiano” event at Spazio Manin on December 14, 2021 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) ...

FILE – El astro de TikTok Khaby Lame posa para una fotografía después de ser nombrado Embajador de Buena Voluntad de UNICEF en Dakar, Senegal, el 31 de enero de 2025. (Foto AP/Sylvain ...