21 Savage Back

After nine days in custody, 21 Savage is finally free and will currently remain in the United States of America. Well for now at least. The Immigration & Customs Enforcement released the rapper on a $100,000 bond pending an upcoming deportation hearing.

Earlier today, he was greeted by his mother at a south Georgia federal immigration detention center where they flew out aboard a private jet. His attorney says he was granted an expedited hearing.

Upon his release, officials note that at the time of last week’s arrest, he was a convicted felon from a 2014 drug charge in Fulton County. However, his attorneys have maintain that the conviction was actually vacated last year. The ongoing case between the attorneys and ICE will focus on whether or not 21 Savage is a convicted felon. If so, he will face possible deportation.

During Super Bowl Sunday, 21 Savage was taken into custody in Atlanta by ICE agents after discovering he is a Britain national who has overstayed his visa since 2006. He relocated to Atlanta from the U.K. the year before at the age of 14. It’s been noted he was already in the process of updating his U-Visa during the time of the arrest.

It’s unclear as to exactly why 21 Savage was detained for so long. Typically, individuals with a pending deportation hearing remain in custody only if they are considered flight risks or a danger to the community. In this case, 21 Savage was not. However since the incident, it was reported days later that his apprehension also involved an alleged firearm that was found during his arrest.

Below, fellow supporters including J.Cole, Future, T.I., Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, Post Malone, Miguel, SZA and many more participate in Mic‘s social media campaign “21 Ways You Could Be Detained If You’re Undocumented in America”, which focuses on his current situation.

Source: TMZ/a>