Milo Yiannopoulos held in ICE custody
Far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is being held at a detention center, according to the agency’s online detainee database. The British native served as chief of staff for the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, and was in Louisiana ahead of Ye’s scheduled concert...
British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Louisiana. The Department of Homeland Security revealed that Yiannopoulos entered the country legally in 2019 but overstayed his visa, thereby violating immigration laws. Yiannopoulos, known for his flamboyant online persona, has been an editor at the US website Breitbart and worked with rapper Kanye West and conservative figures like Nick Fuentes and former MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
He even facilitated a controversial dinner between West and Fuentes at Trump's Mar-a-Lago in 2022. In June 2025, Yiannopoulos called for ICE to implement immediate deportations for undocumented individuals during a federal agent stop, urging "papers please" and advocating for ICE checkpoints across public areas. Yiannopoulos publicly identified as gay until 2021, when he claimed he was trying to "pray the gay away" or live as "ex-gay."
Despite his self-identification as straight, he made derogatory remarks about a housemate. Laura Loomer, an anti-LGBTQ activist, celebrated Yiannopoulos' detention and denounced him for inciting violence against Trump and associating with Marjorie Taylor Greene. Yiannopoulos was apprehended at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana, on August 27 after failing to appear for an immigration hearing.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed his deportation back to the UK. ICE encourages all illegal aliens to self-deport and take advantage of an offer of $3,000 and a free flight to do so.
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