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Justin Bieberis putting in his own request forPresident Donald Trump.
On Friday, Trump announcedon Twitterthat he would be calling the prime minister of Sweden to helpfree rapper A$AP Rocky,explaining that he felt compelled to do so following a conversation withKanye West.
Shortly after his announcement, Bieber, 25, responded to the president, thanking Trump for individually helping his friend but asking if he could also prioritize the migrants at the southern border.
“I want my friend out.. I appreciate you trying to help him. But while your [sic] at it @realDonaldTrump can you also let those kids out of cages?” the pop star wrote on Twitter Saturday.
“We saw mothers with infants and fathers with infants and small children, many of them listless, many were sick,” Rep. Jackie Speier of California told PEOPLE after visiting the processing center on July 14. “They had this kind of vacant look on their faces.”
Congress recently passed a multi-billion dollar aid bill as the president continues to demand Democratic lawmakers cede to his demands on tightening immigration law, which was one of his key campaign promises.
In regards to A$AP Rocky, a source previously told PEOPLE that West, 42, and his wife,Kim Kardashian West, hadused their connectionsto the White House to appeal to Trump amid the rapper’s arrest and legal investigation in Sweden.
The president later told reporters, “Many, many members of the African-American community have called me, friends of mine, and said ‘Can you help?’ ” He said First LadyMelania Trumpalso brought it to his attention.
Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, wasarrestedin Stockholm on July 2 for suspected assault, along with three others who were involved in the incident. On July 5, a spokesperson from the Stockholm Prosecutor’s Office told PEOPLE that A$AP Rockywould be detained for two weekswhile “the prosecutor can gather evidence and look into the case a little further.”
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A hearing in Stockholm District Court on Friday morning granted prosecutors’ request for more time to investigate the alleged assault, PEOPLE confirmed. The prosecutor now has until July 25 to decide whether to charge the rapper or not.
A source close to the rapper told PEOPLE, “Rocky will now have been in jail for over three weeks with no charges since this extension has been granted. The six more days in jail could turn into closer to 20 days, if the prosecutor decides to charge him. The first court date for a trial is usually set at least two weeks after the date the charges announced.”
source: people.com
