Controversial right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by immigration officials in the United States.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the 41-year-old former Breitbart News editor was arrested at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana on August 27.

His arrest came after he failed to appear at an earlier immigration hearing, DHS added.

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