Sorry, America: White House won't deport Bieber

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Sorry, America: White House won't deport Bieber
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Still have "Baby" stuck in your head on repeat? Funny, that's kind of like how America is stuck with Canadian pop star Justin Bieber.

"Sorry to disappoint, but we won't be commenting on this one," the White House posted in response to a petition started in January called "Deport Justin Bieber and revoke his green card." The petition, which gained nearly 275,000 signatures, still gave the White House an opportunity to tout its proposed immigration reform, notes TIME.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.