U.S. Deports Right-Wing Blogger Milo Yiannopoulos
Milo Yiannopoulos, a British right-wing blogger and former Trump supporter, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at New Orleans Airport on August 27 and subsequently deported to the UK after overstaying his visa. A U.S. immigration judge had ordered his deportation on July 22 following his failure to appear at a hearing.
Consensus
- Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by ICE on August 27 at New Orleans Airport.
- Yiannopoulos entered the U.S. legally in 2019.
- He overstayed his visa, which allows British citizens to stay up to 90 days without a visa.
- A U.S. immigration judge issued a final order for his deportation on July 22.
- Yiannopoulos failed to appear at an immigration hearing.
- He was held in ICE custody pending deportation.
- He was deported to the United Kingdom.
- Yiannopoulos was a former supporter of Donald Trump and worked for Breitbart News.
Points of divergence
- Yiannopoulos was not allowed to comment on his detention and deportation. — kommersant
- Yiannopoulos was described as an 'illegal migrant' in a DHS release. — tg_echoonline_news
- Laura Lumer claimed she had previously alerted DHS about Yiannopoulos's immigration status issues. — tg_echoonline_news
- Yiannopoulos was blocked on Twitter in 2016 after organizing a harassment campaign against a Black actress. — tg_echoonline_news
- Yiannopoulos 'suddenly lost public favor' after a video surfaced where he endorsed sexual relations with boys aged 13 and mocked the seriousness of pedophilia among Catholic priests. — tg_echoonline_news
- Yiannopoulos 'abused hospitality' by overstaying his visa, according to DHS. — tvrain
- The photo source was TMZ in addition to the DHS. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (4 sources)
- From the USA deported blogger and right-wing activist Mylo Yannopoulos — Коммерсантъ
- British far-right activist and former Trump supporter Mylo Yannopoulos detained in the US — ЭХО / Новости
- US Immigration Police detained British far-right activist and former Trump supporter Mylo Yannopoulos — Дождь
- US Immigration Police Detained British Far-Right Activist and Former Trump Ally Mylo Yannopoulos — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
- Milo Yannopoulos
- USA
- Donald Trump
- Ministry of Internal Affairs
- New Orleans
- Great Britain
- Immigration Police
- Milo Yannopoulos Immigration
- Media
- Reuters
- New York
- NBC News
- ICE
- Immigration and Customs Police
- USA (ICE)