DHS confirms Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to UK
Far-right political figure Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to the United Kingdom after his detention in Louisiana earlier this week, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody apprehended the British native on Thursday evening at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in Kenner, La., after DHS...
On August 29, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos had been detained by immigration authorities and was facing deportation. An early supporter of former President Donald Trump, Yiannopoulos had grown estranged from the Trump movement. He was apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at New Orleans International Airport on Thursday and described by ICE as an "illegal alien from the United Kingdom".
After overstaying his visa upon arriving in the U.S. in 2019, Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an immigration judge on July 22 after missing his scheduled hearing. According to the department, Yiannopoulos will remain in ICE custody pending his deportation. Born in 1983, Yiannopoulos rose to prominence a decade ago as a gay advocate for free speech and a critic of "political correctness".
However, he was often criticized for his racist and misogynistic views. He wrote for the right-wing U.S. news outlet Breitbart News and supported Trump during the 2016 election, but later became critical of the current U.S. leader. In September 2025, Yiannopoulos posted on X, "Total legal immunity for ICE agents when they're on duty."
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