US arrests right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos

The Department of Homeland Security announced on Friday that they have arrested and intend to deport right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents apprehended the British provocateur at New Orleans International Airport on Thursday for overstaying in the United States. Yiannopoulos was classified as an illegal alien from the United Kingdom and received a final order of removal from an Immigration Judge on July 22 after failing to attend his immigration hearing.

He is currently in ICE custody and awaiting deportation. Family and legal representatives have been instructed to reach out to ICE's office in Alexandria, Louisiana, which handles deportation matters for international flights. Far-right activist Laura Loomer claimed to be the first to report Yiannopoulos's illegal status in the US and his alleged involvement in inciting violence against President Trump and his association with Marjorie Traitor Greene.

Yiannopoulos, who once supported Donald Trump and advocated for his immigration policies, has since distanced himself from the Trump movement. He initially rose to prominence in the early 2010s as a writer for the right-wing website Breitbart News, playing a significant role in the Gamergate anti-feminist harassment campaign. Yiannopoulos resigned from Breitbart in 2017 following the release of a video where he seemed to condone pedophilia.

Despite apologizing, he has continued to promote far-right ideologies, such as advocating for immigration restrictions and mass deportations. In June of last year, Yiannopoulos had suggested the possibility of ICE checkpoints at various locations in California, where individuals not legally present in the US would be immediately deported.