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Abraham-Joseph is still in ICE custody and placed in deportation proceedings. This comes as a shock to his fans who believed 21 Savage, who previously dated Amber Rose, was an Atlanta native. Abraham-Joseph is nominated for two awards at next week's Grammys.
He performed in Atlanta last Thursday in the Super Bowl Music Fest at State Farm Arena but was arrested yesterday.
![ICE spokesman said the rapper is a British citizen who entered the US legally in July 2005 at the age of 12 but overstayed his visa which expired in 2006](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/03/22/9347188-6663565-image-m-9_1549233910442.jpg)
Until last night it was believed that he was born and raised in Atlanta - with the Georgian city the inspiration for his music.
But ICE said last night: 'His whole public persona is false. He actually came to the US from the UK as a teen and overstayed his visa'.
Bryan Cox says the rapper, whose given name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, is a British citizen who entered the US legally in July 2005 at the age of 12.
He says the 26-year-old overstayed his visa, which expired a year later in July 2006.
21 Savage, who previously dated model Amber Rose, was arrested Sunday morning in a targeted operation in the Atlanta area.
This comes as a shock to his fans, who considered the rapper an Atlanta local and born and brought up in DeKalb County, which covers the eastern suburbs of the city.
![This comes as a shock to his fans who believed 21 Savage, who previously dated Amber Rose, was an Atlanta native](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/03/22/9347170-6663565-image-a-6_1549233322171.jpg)
'Mr. Abraham-Joseph is a role model to the young people in the country -- especially in Atlanta, Georgia and is actively working in the community leading programs to help underprivileged youths in financial literacy.'
Cox said Abraham-Joseph was convicted on felony drug charges in Georgia in October 2014.
![Abraham-Joseph is nominated for two awards at next week's Grammys](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/03/22/9347182-6663565-image-a-7_1549233594532.jpg)
Abraham-Joseph is nominated for two awards at next week's Grammys
Via - Dailymail
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