21 Savage granted release on bond from immigration detention

Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was released from US immigration detention on Tuesday, his lawyers said — nine days after his arrest sparked outrage among fellow music stars, fans and immigrant rights advocates alike.

“Today, 21 Savage was granted a release on bond. He won his freedom,” Charles Kuck, Dina LaPolt and Alex Spiro, representing the artist, said in a statement. Kuck confirmed the rapper will be released on Wednesday.

21 Savage was arrested on February 3 in Atlanta by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who said he was British and had been living in the US illegally since overstaying his visa from 2006.

His legal team did not immediately clarify what comes next in the case of the 26-year-old rapper, whose chart-topping latest album I Am > I Was was released in December 2018. Previously, they acknowledged that he was British, brought to the US aged seven, and lost his legal status in the US when he was a child “through no fault of his own.”

They also said he has a pending application for a U visa — for victims of crimes who have faced mental or physical abuse in the US — that was filed “as a result of being the victim of a deadly shooting in 2013”. They added that his three US citizen children make him eligible for deportation relief.

Rapper Post Malone performed the hit track Rockstar, which features 21 Savage, alone at Grammys. The song got the pair two Grammy nominations.

THE RAPPER WAS ARRESTED ON THE GROUNDS THAT HE WAS BRITISH AND HAD BEEN LIVING IN THE US ILLEGALLY SINCE OVERSTAYING HIS VISA FROM 2006

PHOTO: ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS 21 Savage was nominated at this year’s Grammys, along with Post Malone, for their song Rockstar