British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who has called for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) checkpoints at supermarkets, with summary deportation of anyone failing to prove legal US residency, has been detained by ICE, agency records showed on Friday. Yiannopoulos, 41, was arrested on Thursday at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and is subject to a final order of removal from the US, ICE’s parent agency, the US Department of Homeland Security, said in a statement describing him as “an illegal alien from the United Kingdom.” Yiannopoulos legally entered the US in May 2019 through New York City, but “chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws,” the department said.
British far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos poses for a photograph after his arrest in Kenner, Louisiana, on Thursday.
“Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an immigration judge on July 22, after failing to show up for his immigration hearing,” it said in a statement. “He will remain in ICE custody pending removal.” Yiannopoulos was not immediately available for comment, and it was unclear whether he had obtained legal representation.
