21 Savage may be embroiled in a deportation battle with ICE, but the British-born rapper can be safe in the knowledge that the millions he's made during his illegal tenure purportedly can't be touched.
According to an investigation by TMZ, authorities are only able to seize income from defendants who've gained revenue through illegal means.
If the money is rightfully earned - regardless of immigration status - it cannot apparently be taken.
The 26-year-old's net worth has been reported to weigh in at the $8 million mark, having found commercial success with his 2018 album 'I am I was'.
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
The rapper's birth certificate shows he was born in London on October 22, 1992 at Newham Hospital, to British parents
He was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on February 2, after they believed he'd been residing in the US under illegal circumstances.
21 - real name Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph - was born to British parents in London, according to his birth certificate.
He lived in the UK for 12 years before moving to Atlanta, Georgia.
According to his manager Stone Mound Meezy, the rapper remains in custody on lock-down for '23 hours of the day, with no TV or any communication besides our 10 minute phone calls'.
'Everything I've told him that has been happening made him happy and makes this time fly by thank y'all for the support,' the manager added in a tweet, alluding to high-profile efforts and petitions to secure Abraham-Joseph's release.
Police claim the musician has been is in the country 'unlawfully' since 2006 - but in those 13 years he has made $8 million from his hit rap songs, toured the world and was even prosecuted for a drugs offence in 2014 before his immigration status came to light.
On Tuesday Savage called himself a 'Dreamer' before describing how he had 'three US Citizen children' and had been working on a U Visa before he was detained by ICE, in a statement released by his legal team. (Pictured: Savage with his father and two sisters as a child)
21 Savage is pictured as a young boy. His birth certificate reveals he was born in London, as were both of his parents and
