21 Savage Released from ICE Detention, Hops on Private Jet Back to ATL

21 Savage Released from ICE Detention, Hops on Private Jet Back to ATL

Rapper 21 Savage was discharged from Immigration and Customs enforcement custody Wednesday after spending quite a week in detention, his lawyer Charles Kuck aforementioned.

21 Savage, whose legal name is She'yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was released on bond, Kuck said. A photo from his attorneys provided to CNN affiliate WSB showed the rapper and his mother boarding a private plane after his release.

He was arrested February 3 by ICE, which said he was born in the United Kingdom and was in the United States illegally. His birth certificate says he was born in East London to British parents.

The Grammy-nominated rapper's arrest shocked his legion of fans because he is closely associated with Atlanta and its music scene. He has said the "21" in his name is a reference to a street gang in Decatur near Atlanta, and his songs often refer to his past in East Atlanta's Zone 6.

But 21 Savage's detention also has heightened awareness of the plight of undocumented immigrants, particularly in the Trump era.