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How the deportation unfolded after his detention

Milo Yiannopoulos was sent to the United Kingdom after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the 41-year-old British right-wing commentator was deported on Friday.

According to the department, Yiannopoulos entered the U.S. in May 2019 and overstayed his lawful period of stay. Officials said he was processed after arriving at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans on August 27.

DHS described Yiannopoulos as a person from the United Kingdom who had violated U.S. immigration rules. The statement said he had been sent back to his home country.

Known for hardline rhetoric on immigration

A former Breitbart News editor, Yiannopoulos has long been known publicly for his hardline stance on immigration. He previously backed ICE raids and, in social media posts, advocated the deportation of millions of people and the removal of anyone who could not immediately prove legal status.

Yiannopoulos was among the early supporters of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Although he later became critical of Trump, he continued to support his political agenda and wrote in March this year that the president had lost his way.

The commentator once worked on rapper Kanye West's unsuccessful presidential bid. He also worked for former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Controversies surrounding him and recent claims

Yiannopoulos has repeatedly drawn backlash for remarks about transgender people, Muslims, the Black Lives Matter movement, feminists and gay men. He once identified as gay, but later began using the phrase "ex-gay."

  • In 2017, his planned speech at CPAC was canceled after footage surfaced that sparked outrage over comments seen as excusing child abuse.
  • He apologized at the time, denied the allegations and said his remarks were about his own childhood experiences; he later left Breitbart.

Far-right commentator Laura Loomer claimed she played a role in Yiannopoulos's detention. Loomer said he would never be able to return to the U.S., but that claim was not separately confirmed in the story as an independent decision by DHS.

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