Dancehall artist Chronic Law, who in 2025 once again topped YouTube stats in Jamaica with over 150 million views for the year, is currently listed as being in ICE custody.
As of this writing, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement online database lists the artist, born Ackeme Campbell, as “in ICE custody.” Additional information, including the location of his detention and any potential allegations against him, was not immediately provided.
A report from DancehallMag cites “sources close to” Law as saying “the case is not [as] serious as bloggers are making it out to be,” though it wasn’t entirely clear whether this was a reference to the current ICE detention, or a reported 2025 arrest in Georgia on charges including reckless driving.
The latter is noteworthy at the present moment due to a mugshot connected to that arrest being widely circulated on social media amid the detention news, with some erroneously suggesting the photo is recent. It is not.
Revo, a Jamaica-based news outlet, adds that it spoke with “a member of [Law’s] team” who claimed the ICE detainment occurred in Florida. For now, however, this has not been confirmed.
For whatever it’s worth, Complex has reached out to ICE for comment. This story may be updated.
The agency’s aggressive approach, particularly in recent months, has been called out by a wide range of high-profile figures. Sinners filmmaker Ryan Coogler referenced ICE agent Jonathan Ross’s killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis during a National Board of Review acceptance speech this week, saying his “heart is broken” for the city. Even Joe Rogan, surprisingly, has condemned ICE’s tactics, likening the agency to the Gestapo in a recent podcast episode.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal slammed ICE as mere “made-up, fake, wannabe law enforcement” in response to Good’s killing.
“You don’t want this smoke,” she said in a remark directed at ICE agents during a recent press conference.
