Conservative commentator Bo Loudon appears to have been the first to publicly mention Lame's detention. Loudon claimed that he reported Lame to authorities on June 6 and shared what he claimed was a screenshot from the ICE website indicating that Lame was being held at the Henderson Detention Center in Nevada.

TikTok's most-followed personality, Khaby Lame, who boasts over 160 million followers, has left the United States after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa.