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ICE Deports Right-Wing Provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos After Visa Overstay

ICE Deports Right-Wing Provocateur, Influencer Milo Yiannopoulos · livemint.com

Milo Yiannopoulos is a British online personality who was living in the United States.

Immigration officials said he stayed longer than his visa allowed.

A judge ordered him to leave after he missed a court hearing.

Officials detained him at an airport in New Orleans.

They said he was deported the next day.

Yiannopoulos previously worked for Breitbart News and supported Donald Trump.

Laura Loomer said she reported him to immigration authorities and the FBI.

The deportation happened during a broader immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.

Key facts

Person: Milo Yiannopoulos, a British media personality and former Breitbart News editor
Detention: He was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Thursday.
Deportation order: A federal immigration judge ordered his deportation on July 22 after he missed a court hearing.
Deportation: The Department of Homeland Security said he was deported on Friday.
Immigration status: Authorities said he entered the United States legally in 2019 but overstayed his visa.
Reported by: Laura Loomer said she reported Yiannopoulos to ICE and the FBI.
Broader context: The administration recorded nearly 50,000 immigration arrests in July, according to the Deportation Data Project.

livemint.com · 3 days ago