Buju Banton

Buju Banton is moving to circumvent whatever ICE detention that might come his fashion.

Buju Banton, real name Mark Myrie, has just over a month to serve earlier he is released from federal prison, on December 8, 2018. The reggae/dancehall legend is eager to return to his family and fans in Jamaica, and then he has hired a team of loftier powered attorneys to oversee his release from prison and pending deportation back to Jamaica. Urban Islandz previously reported that Buju is planning to embark on an extensive bout called "Long Walk To Freedom Tour" which will comprise of shows in the wider Caribbean, Africa, and Europe.

But before he embarks on his upcoming tour, Banton volition be performing in Jamaica for his first post-prison concert. The Grammy-winning singer'south publicist, Ronnie Tomlinson, confirmed that his legal squad is at present working to ensure that his transition from prison to Jamaica is every bit polish as possible. Upon his release from the McRae Correctional Plant located in Georgia on December 8, Buju Banton will be placed in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The singer wants that fourth dimension to be as little as possible.

Nosotros're told that sometimes ICE processed inmates in a day and sometimes it could take months. Buju Banton has no interest in fighting his immigration condition in the U.s.a. which will arrive easier for him to be sent to Jamaica immediately after completing his sentence. This also means that he will not be able to travel and work in the Us possibly for an extended menses.

"Buju has fabricated sure that his stay with ICE will be as short as possible," Tomlinson said. "He has opted for voluntary deportation. He should be dwelling house in very brusque order afterwards his judgement ends."

Sources told Urban Islandz that Buju Banton would probable be home in Jamaica within days of his release from prison. The "Untold Stories" singer was arrested at his home in Tamarac, Florida, in January 2009, and charged with three counts of drug trafficking charges and possession of a firearm. Authorities say he was caught on camera tasting cocaine in a warehouse in Tampa, Florida as he prepared to distribute five kilograms of the illegal substance.

Buju Banton was convicted on the three counts of drug trafficking charges in 2011 and sentenced to ten years in federal prison. His 2 accomplices James Mack and Ian Thomas copped plea deals and was given much lighter sentences for their cooperation. Banton has maintained his innocence over the years and has filed several appeals which he all lost.