90 Day Fiance star Jay Smith is a free man, as he has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on bail after spending nearly a month in detainment.
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Jay was reportedly bailed out by his recent employer, the owner of Ego Ink tattoo shop in Lemoyne, PA.
Jay's boss Daryl Bingaman, who goes by the name "Ego," took to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday and posted a photo of a bank check inside of an envelope.
The check was written out to the Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $4,500, which was the reported amount of Jay's bail. The check was dated 7/31/19.
Daryl wrote across the picture of the check, "Bailing this Jamaican bull out."
Jay confirmed the news by posting a photo of himself flexing on Instagram later on Wednesday with the following caption: "IM OUT."
Jay's estranged wife Ashley Martson and his "close friend" Kayla O'Brien -- who started a GoFundMe account for Jay to allegedly raise money for an immigration attorney -- also both verified with In Touch that Jay had been bailed out and released from ICE custody.
But despite the "friend" label Kayla has used to describe herself, she and Jay appear to be much more than friends. Kayla essentially confirmed she and Jay are romantically involved when she posted a video on her Instagram account Wednesday of Jay's release.
In the video, a prison van is shown appearing to drive up and drop Jay off at a release point where Kayla and her friend were waiting to pick him up in a car, and then Kayla exits the vehicle and runs up to Jay, jumping into his arms, and straddling his waist.
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"My f-cking baby. so happy, so grateful," Kayla captioned the post along with multiple heart emojis.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWJay's sister Poochie celebrated Jay's release on social media as well.
Poochie reportedly wrote in her Instagram Stories, "When Jesus say yes, nobody can say no!! Suck it!! There is no limit to what you can do, lord."
It's unclear what will happen next in terms of whether Jay will be able to stay in America or be deported back to Jamaica.
Ashley filed for divorce from Jay for the second time on April 23.
The divorce filing claims that Jay -- whose formal name is Conroy and is referred to as such in the filing -- committed adultery during the course of their 11-month marriage.
Jay admitted on the Tell-All special of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?'s fourth season he had cheated on Ashley with two women, but rumors had swirled for months prior about his alleged numerous affairs and flings.
According to Ashley, Jay moved out of Ashley's Pennsylvania home in late May and was arrested by local police in early July for violating a protective order she had obtained against him.
Ashley claimed in an interview with Celebuzz last month that Jay's detainment was the result of a break-in and subsequent rant on social media.
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Ashley alleged that Jay broke into her home while she was away on a highly-publicized vacation in late June.
Once Ashley returned home from her week-long cruise to the Bahamas, she reportedly called the police and was instructed to file a Protection From Abuse order, which she followed through with on July 1.
"Jay was served at 7:10PM on [July 1]," Ashley told Celebuzz, "and it specifically said in there 'you're not allowed to talk about this PFA or Ashley at all on any social media platform.'"
But Ashley said Jay did not act accordingly, as he "went on social media and made a post" about her and the PFA "the very next day."
Jay's post read, "Chill. The truth is going to hurt and the truth is going to make some people sick to their stomach. I give zero f-cks about a (PFA). The Truth is still going to come out," according to Celebuzz.
Jay also reportedly wrote on his Instagram Stories, "I realize I always waste my f-cking time trying to care about other people feeling and other people kids and other people f-cking privacy. And no matter what the cops always show up at my house for dumb f-cking reasons no more. And go f-ck yourself."
Ashley then notified the police, who issued an arrest warrant for Jay after they investigated his social media postings and determined he had violated the order.
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The Upper Allen Township police previously confirmed in a statement Jay had been taken into custody without incident on July 3.
Jay was reportedly released without bail by the court, but since ICE also had an active warrant for Jay's arrest due to his immigration status, he was handed over to the federal agency, who subsequently transferred him to York County Prison in Pennsylvania.
According to Ashley, Jay's arrest on the PFA violation merely accelerated his detainment by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as they had allegedly already been planning to detain Jay on July 8 due to his outstanding warrant.
Ashley told Celebuzz that ICE had been looking for Jay since June 28 since he's been living in the United States illegally since she withdrew his adjustment of status paperwork earlier this year.
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Public court records show that Jay was found guilty of Contempt For Violation of Order or Agreement, and he was paroled by the state court immediately but ordered to pay a fine and abide by the existing protection from abuse order.
However, since Jay was already being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement pending his deportation hearing, he was instead returned to federal custody.
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