90 Day Fiancé Amira Lollysa was detained by Mexican immigration officers for reasons not explained on the show, and this has led to speculation by fans.
TLC’s flagship show, 90 Day Fiancé is a dating reality format show which has been a popular watch on the channel since it first premiered in 2014. While there have been other reiterations of the show since then, the original remains popular among viewers.
Currently in its ninth season, fans are still interested in couples from season eight of the show. Specifically, Amira Lollysa and Andrew Kenton.
This is after the mystery of why Lollysa was detained by immigration officers in Mexico for three days. Amira never went into full detail about this, which has resulted in fans speculating the cause of her arrest.
How much does it pay to be on 90 Day Fiancé?
It is a common practice for the public who take part in a reality show to be compensated. 90 Day Fiancé has been confirmed to have a similar practice.
However, the amount that participants get paid has come under fire recently. This is as in 2021, it was reported that previous participants called out the show for paying participants between $1 000 and $1 500 per episode they featured in.
This sum was paid to its American participants, with international participants reportedly getting paid less per episode than the stipulated amount.
90 Day Fiancé: Why was Amira detained?
90 Day Fiancé’s season eight couple Amira Lollysa and Andrew Kenton were from France and the United States respectively.
Kenton was trying to get Amira into the US but had difficulty doing so due to COVID-19 restrictions that would not permit it. Therefore, Kenton developed a plan to immigrate Amira to the US through Mexico.
However, upon her arrival in Mexico, Lollysa was detained by Mexican immigration authorities for three days. During her detainment, she was held for three days, and her cell phone and passport were taken from her.
Following the three days, Lollysa was released and immediately flown back to her country of birth. Ironically, Andrew stayed on the vacation despite this, which was one of the many signs that the relationship between the two was not healthy.
When Lollysa was meant to talk about the reasons for her detainment, she stated that she did not want to relive or talk about the traumatic experience.
Therefore, the show never provided a reason for Lollysa’s detainment and subsequent deportation from Mexico. This further spurred the fans of the show to speculate about the reason for her detainment.
The touted speculation behind Amira Lollysa’s detainment
On Reddit, one of the most popular speculations about the reason for Amira Lollysa’s arrest is related to the way her ticket was allegedly booked.
Seeing as her stay in Mexico was a means to get her into the US more easily, it is speculated that Andrew Kenton may have purchased a one-way ticket for her.
This raised suspicion with Mexican immigration authorities as she did not have a valid reason to stay in Mexico.
Therefore, it is suggested that when the immigration authorities noticed this, they detained Amira in the belief that she was planning to stay in Mexico, without realising that this was just a pit stop to get to the US.
What happened after Amira Lollysa’s detainment?
Following her detainment and subsequent deportation from Mexico, Amira Lollysa and Andrew Kenton made another plan to get Amira into the US.
With her strained relationship with her father, Kenton bought Lollysa a ticket to Serbia where she was meant to quarantine before entering the US.
However, upon arriving and spending time alone, she experienced cabin fever. This was worsened by the toxicity of their relationship.
The day before her departure, Kenton sent her two tickets, one to the US and one back to France, indicating that Amira should decide where she wants to go.
While she initially intended to go to the US, on the morning of her flight, Kenton sent her mean and aggressive messages that eventually resulted in her returning to France and mending her relationship with her father.
Are Amira Lollysa and Andrew Kenton still together?
When Lollysa returned to France, she had indicated that she was ending her relationship with Kenton.
One of the saddest moments when she came to this realisation on the show was when she was quoted as saying, “I was so proud to call Andrew my future husband, and now it’s over.”
On Instagram, Amira has seemingly moved on, as it seems she is single currently. Moreover, in November 2021, she finally landed in the US, revealing that she is in Las Vegas on Instagram.