**Elon Musk's Controversial Immigration Journey Revealed in Bombshell Report**

A bombshell report has revealed that Elon Musk, while on a student visa, worked illegally and faced the threat of deportation when he first began his life in the United States. The Washington Post reported Saturday that the billionaire admitted in an email to have stayed in the country without legal authorization after he dropped out of his studies and founded a company that was later sold for more than $300 million.

Musk's brother, Kimbal, was also found to have entered the U.S. illegally, committing what legal experts call "fraud upon entry." This revelation comes amid Musk's vocal support for Donald Trump and his anti-immigrant rhetoric, accusing Democrats of encouraging illegal immigration, a conspiracy theory that has gained traction within the Republican party.

The detailed reporting from The Post reveals Musk abused his student visa to establish Global Link Information Network, which later became Zip2. Investors were so concerned about his potential deportation that they sought legal advice from an immigration attorney. Musk, originally from South Africa, received Canadian citizenship at 18 through his mother and later transferred from Canada to the University of Pennsylvania on a student visa. However, in 1995, he moved to Palo Alto for Stanford University but never enrolled, effectively invalidating his student visa as he worked on his startup.

Kimbal Musk also faced immigration issues, having been previously denied entry to the U.S. for working illegally. He ultimately crossed the border with the help of a friend while lying to border officials about attending a TV show taping. Legal experts indicate such actions would render him permanently inadmissible to the U.S. unless penalties were waived. Furthermore, hiring someone without the legal right to work in the U.S. is a federal crime.

Investors were sufficiently troubled by the Musk brothers' legal status that when Mohr Davidow Ventures invested $3 million in 1996, the agreement stipulated they had 45 days to obtain legal status. Derek Proudian, a Zip2 board member, stated investors did not want their founder being deported, acknowledging that their immigration status was not compliant with U.S. employment law. Another investor noted that the legality of Musk's citizenship was perhaps naively overlooked.

An attorney advised both brothers not to fully disclose their roles or include American addresses on their resumes. Zip2 was sold to Compaq in 1999 for $305 million, giving Musk $22 million and setting him on a path to become the CEO of PayPal, leading to further ventures such as Tesla and SpaceX. Musk, now worth $274 billion according to Forbes, became a U.S. citizen in 2002. It remains unknown if Musk made any false statements regarding his immigration status during his citizenship application, which is illegal.

In an email from 2005 to Tesla's co-founders, Musk revealed he had no legal right to stay in the country after abandoning his studies at Stanford. Both Musk brothers have acknowledged their tenuous immigration status in past interviews, though Musk referred to it as a "gray area."

Requests for comments from Musk's attorney, Alex Spiro, as well as Musk and the manager of Musk's family office, went unanswered according to The Post.