Bieber was arrested last week on charges of driving under the influence and resisting arrest. W.H. to respond to Bieber petition

The White House will respond to the petition calling for the deportation of Canadian teen pop star Justin Bieber, press secretary Jay Carney said Friday.

The White House is obligated to respond to whitehouse.gov petitions that reach more than 100,000 names, which the Bieber petition did this week.


“That process will occur as is our commitment when the threshold is crossed,” Carney said in response to a question from NBC’s Peter Alexander. “That response will come relatively soon.”

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Carney referred questions about the 19-year-old’s visa to the Department of Homeland Security.

Bieber, who is in the U.S. on a temporary work visa, was arrested last week on charges of driving under the influence and resisting arrest. The petition was created the same day, urging the White House to revoke his permission to be in the country.

“We the people of the United States feel that we are being wrongly represented in the world of pop culture. We would like to see the dangerous, reckless, destructive, and drug abusing, Justin Bieber deported and his green card revoked,” the petition reads. “He is not only threatening the safety of our people but he is also a terrible influence on our nations youth. We the people would like to remove Justin Bieber from our society.”