NEW YORK — Atlanta Rapper 21 Savage appeared on ABC’S “Good Morning America” on Friday and spoke about his week-long detention by U.S. immigration officials in south Georgia on charges that he had overstayed his visa. The rapper, whose birth name is She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, is a citizen of the United Kingdom. He was arrested Feb. 3 and was released this past Wednesday on $100,000 bond from the Irwin County Detention Center.
“I don’t think the policy is broken,” 21 Savage said Friday morning. “I feel like the way they enforce the policy is broken … I have been here 20 years, 19 years. This is all I know … I don’t feel like you should be arrested and put in a place where a murderer would be for just being in the country for too long.”
The rapper’s appearance came hours before President Donald Trump committed $8 billion on border barriers during a Rose Garden news conference moments after he signed an order declaring a national emergency over what he considers a national and humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. The president’s action is certain to be immediately met by court challenges, but Trump expressed confidence he will prevail.
The emergency declaration allows Trump to bypass Congress to spend more money to erect barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump said using his emergency powers protects the country against drug dealers and illegal immigrants.
Using his executive authority allows Trump to tap other sources to get to the total of $8 billion, inlcuding accounts in the Treasury and Defense departments. Money previously earmarked for disaster relief in hurricane-ravaged Texas and Puerto Rico won’t be tapped, Trump said.
Read more: Trump Declares National Emergency, Pledges $8B For Border Wall
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says Trump will tap various other sources of money beyond the nearly $1.4 billion in a government funding bill that Congress passed. Trump said he plans to sign the bill.
21 Savage’s deportation case is pending in Atlanta.
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