Lara Rajagopalalan, a member of the global group Katseye, has been falsely reported to immigration and customs execution of the United States by an anonymous online user who said that the idol was an immigrant without documents.
The American singer of Indian origin, who is an American citizen verified, has become the goal of what seems to be a harmful act deriving from the rivalry of K-pop fans on social media platforms.
The false relationship was filed through the agency’s official top formWith the author presumably who uses an image of the profile of Illit Wonhee’s member, leading to speculation on the tensions between different K-pop fandoms. The Screenshots of the accident are quickly widespread on the X social media platform, previously known as Twitter, showing the user who boasts to send the fraudulent immigration relationship.
The Katseye fan base, known as Eyekons, responded with indignation and immediately started reporting the account responsible for the false request. Fans organized the efforts to defend Lara and asked for the suspension of the account, with many who express anger for the dangerous escalation of fans’ conflicts. The account was subsequently eliminated or suspended following the repercussions.
The times of the accident coincided with an increase application of immigration Under the Trump administration, which has set a goal of 3,000 daily arrests through cities led by the Democrats including Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. This wider repression of immigration has expanded ice operations in private homes, public spaces and courts, attracting criticism to potentially affect minorities and even US citizens.
Lara, who was born in Texas and is native to Dallas, previously faced racist attacks online, including accidents in which the spectators compared it to disturbances of characters on the internet during live streaming levels. Her companions of Katseye Manon and Daniela publicly defended it against this harassment, with Manon who faced in particular trolls directly during group broadcasts.
The False Ice report represents a particularly serious escalation of online harassment, since the presentation of fraudulent relationships to federal agencies can bring legal consequences. The agency’s official top module includes warnings according to which the supply of false information could result in fines, imprisonment or both pursuant to the federal law.
Fans have required That Hybe, the management company of Katseye, undertakes legal actions to protect Lara and other artists from similar harassment. The accident has rekindled the discussions on the responsibility of entertainment companies to safeguard their artists from harmful online behavior and the need for responsibility when fans’ conflicts cross a potentially criminal territory.
The question highlights the continuous concerns of racism and harassment within the K-pop fandoms, in particular for artists of different extraction that face further control based on their ethnicity or personal identity.
