Matthew Smith

Jamaican dancehall artist Rygin King has now spent 155 days in U.S. immigration custody, leaving one of the genre’s recognizable voices largely absent from the public music scene. Rygin King, whose real name is Matthew Smith, was taken into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on March 23, 2026. His detention was first reported the following day, with his name appearing in ICE’s detainee records.  As of August 25, that puts the artist at…