Far-right UK provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE in US

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British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). An ICE official stated that Yiannopoulos overstayed his authorized visit to the United States, having entered on May 14, 2019. He was taken into custody at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana. According to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an Immigration Judge on July 22 after failing to attend his immigration hearing. He will remain in ICE custody pending his removal from the country.

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He will remain in ICE custody pending removal.

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Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an Immigration Judge on July 22.

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Yiannopoulos overstayed his legal authorization to remain in the US after entering on May 14, 2019.

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Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the US.

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An ICE official tells Al Jazeera the British political commentator overstayed his visit in the US and will be removed.Milo Yiannopoulos, a far-right British commentator known for previously being a vocal supporter of United States President Donald Trump, has been detained by Immigration-and-customs-enforcement" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="142597" data-entity-type="organization">Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).A spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security told Al Jazeera that Yiannopoulos was taken into custody at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Students call for NYU to cancel Milo Yiannopoulos lecturelist 2 of 3Far-right Yiannopoulos to speak at Hungary-funded eventlist 3 of 3Anti-racists outnumber far-right Proud Boys at DC rallyend of listHe allegedly overstayed his legal authorisation to remain in the US after entering the country through New York City on May 14, 2019.“Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an Immigration Judge on July 22, after failing to show up for his Immigration hearing,” the spokesperson wrote on Friday. “He will remain in ICE custody pending removal.”The Department of Homeland Security also posted a photo to social media that appeared to be a mugshot of the 41-year-old conservative firebrand who, in June 2025, called on the Trump administration to “deport millions and millions and millions of people”.In the post, the department warned that those detained for overstaying their visit would be “arrested and deported without a chance to return”.The Department of Homeland Security posted a photo on Friday identified as Milo Yiannopoulos [Department of Homeland Security]Online records do not specify which ICE detention facility is currently holding Yiannopoulos. Instead, it refers “family members and legal representatives” to contact the ICE field office in Alexandria, Louisiana, for additional details.

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