Barkhad Abdi “Captain Phillips” star was in the news two months ago because of an immigration matter. The Somali actor, who was a major participant at the awards season for his nominations as supporting actor in “Captain Phillips,” was stopped briefly by a U.S. custom official last February. Abdi was on his way back to the States after attending an awards show abroad. A federal source suggested that deportation for the U.S. permanent resident is highly unlikely.

According to the Star Tribune, citing a local federal source familiar with the case, the 28-year-old actor is a U.S. permanent resident, but several criminal offenses have caused the actor to be flagged when he was returning to the States. Nonetheless, there will be no deportations for the Oscar nominated performer.

Abdi faces a possible hearing with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which stopped him after he returned from accepting a BAFTA Award for Supporting Actor. BAFTA is the equivalent of the U.S.’s AMPAS, the award-giving body that organizes the Academy Awards.

One of his offenses included a drug arrest in August 2012 in Iowa for possession of marijuana and khat. The actor was also arrested on suspicion of credit card fraud in North Dakota and Minnesota. Though the arrests and offenses were all minor, any sort of drug offense can lead to immigration against him, noted the Star Tribune.

Abdi, who came to the U.S. from Somalia via Yemen when he was 14 years old Yemen, is unlikely to be deported. Federal immigration authorities have shown little appetite for making a move for any but the most serious offenses, the federal source said.

The newly-minted international actor is reported to be splitting time between Los Angeles and Minneapolis and could not be reached for comment. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection regional office in Detroit did not return requests for comment, Star Tribune reported.

Abdi answered an open call for the “Captain Phillips” role where he got casted as the lead Somali pirate. He has never denied his past. In February, the actor told the Daily Beast: “Our mistakes shape us. You make a mistake and it makes you a better person. You learn from it. I wasn’t a complete man.”

The actor was also in the news recently for being reportedly broke. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story on the actor being shuffled from one awards show to the next on loaned clothes, a provided car, and per diem allowance. The report indicated that he received $65,000 for his role as Somali ship hijacker and pirate leader Abduwali Muse and was said to have spent all of it.

Despite all the negative reports on the breakaway star, it seems to have no impact on the rise of his career. Abdi is currently directing a film entitled, “Ciyaalka Xaafada.”