Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to the United Kingdom, a day after he was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a New Orleans-area airport.
DHS said ICE deported Mr. Yiannopoulos, whom the agency described as an “illegal alien from the United Kingdom,” on Friday. Agents had arrested him the day before at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana. ICE sources told Fox News he was held at the agency’s detention facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, a hub frequently used for deportation flights.
The 41-year-old British national, a former Breitbart editor who built a career as a far-right commentator, entered the U.S. legally through New York City in May 2019. An immigration judge issued him a final removal order on July 22 after he failed to appear for a scheduled hearing, DHS said.
“He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement. The agency also released a photo of Mr. Yiannopoulos following his arrest.
DHS confirmed the deportation itself but did not specify a destination. The Telegraph, citing two senior U.S. sources, reported that Yiannopoulos was flown back to Britain.
The detention carries a note of irony given Mr. Yiannopoulos’ own record of advocating for aggressive immigration enforcement. He has repeatedly called for expanded ICE powers, including a 2025 social media post urging “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.”
His arrest also came the day before Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, was scheduled to perform at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Friday — an artist Mr. Yiannopoulos has previously done political and business work for.
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