Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UK
Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the United States to the United Kingdom after being detained by ICE. The Department of Homeland Security stated he was an illegal alien who overstayed his visa, despite his previous public support for strict immigration enforcement.
Why it matters
The deportation of a prominent political figure who previously advocated for aggressive immigration policies highlights the complexities of U.S. visa enforcement.
Image source, DHS Image caption, The Department of Homeland Security released a mugshot of Yiannopoulos
British right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the United States after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Yiannopoulos, 41, a former editor of Breitbart News and one time political aide to rapper Kanye West, was deported on Friday, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Yiannopoulos, "an illegal alien from the United Kingdom" had been sent "back to his home country", a DHS spokesperson said in a statement given to the BBC.
The self-styled provocateur has called himself the "most fabulous supervillain on the internet" and advocated for stricter US immigration controls. His critics call him a purveyor of hate speech.
Yiannopoulos, who grew up in Kent in the south of England, was arrested on 27 August after arriving at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
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