ICE detains far-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos for overstaying his visa
Aug. 28 (UPI) — Far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was detained Friday in Louisiana for overstaying his visa, immigration officials said.
The Department of Homeland Security said Yiannopoulos, a British citizen, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the New Orleans International Airport.
Yiannopoulos entered the United States legally in May 2019 but “chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws,” DHS said in a statement on X.
“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 statement added. “He will remain in ICE custody pending removal.”
Yiannopoulos was an editor for Breitbart News and interned for former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
In 2024, he worked on the presidential bid of rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.
Yiannopoulos is a vocal supporter of immigration enforcement.
“California needs ICE checkpoints at supermarket entrances, gas stations, strip malls, intersections and government buildings, with on the spot deportation for anyone who can’t prove they are in the US legally,” he wrote on X last year.
On Friday night, online records showed Yiannopoulos was “in ICE custody” but did not indicate where he was being held.