Legally, the signature on a warrant attests that an authorized supervisor reviewed it and determined that there was probable cause to believe the person named was deportable.

"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," says the Grammy-nominated Atlanta-based rapper.

An attorney for Abraham-Joseph said his representatives were working to secure his release.

Immigration enforcement officers are making 7-Eleven stores a target in their crackdown on employers who hire undocumented immigrants.