knew he was born in london, didn't know about the deportation though. any idea why?
― NickB, Thursday, 6 July 2023 21:13 (nine months ago) link
seems complicated but partially because paperwork was too expensive/never filed when he was a kid, and then a buncha stuff never went through as it should've when he was an adult, plus he kept getting arrested, seems pretty kafkaesque
https://pitchfork.com/features/article/untangling-mf-dooms-lifelong-struggle-with-the-us-immigration-system/
― Bongo Jongus, Thursday, 6 July 2023 21:18 (nine months ago) link
oh thanks!
― NickB, Thursday, 6 July 2023 21:22 (nine months ago) link
Slick Rick similarly faced deportation to the UK (Jesus, where IS he?)
― beamish13, Thursday, 6 July 2023 21:29 (nine months ago) link