Milo Yiannopoulos, the British far-right provocateur and former Yeezy executive, has been deported to the United Kingdom, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed Saturday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Yiannopoulos on Thursday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, according to a statement from a DHS spokesperson.
Yiannopoulos allegedly overstayed his legal authorization to remain in the United States after entering the country through New York City on May 14, 2019.
“Yiannopoulos was issued a final order of removal by an Immigration Judge on July 22, after failing to show up for his immigration hearing,” the DHS spokesperson wrote.
ICE sources told Fox News that Yiannopoulos was held at the agency’s detention facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, a hub frequently used for deportation flights.
Yiannopoulos rose to prominence at Breitbart during the 2016 presidential campaign, becoming one of the most recognizable and controversial figures in far-right media.
He resigned from Breitbart in 2017 after video resurfaced in which he appeared to condone sexual relationships between adults and minors, triggering swift and widespread backlash.
The controversy also prompted the Conservative Political Action Conference to rescind his speaking invitation and Simon & Schuster to cancel publication of his planned book.
Born in England to British and Greek parents, Yiannopoulos built a career in the United States as a conservative firebrand through his writing, speeches, and online presence.
Yiannopoulos had voiced support for immigration enforcement as recently as last year, calling in a post on X for ICE checkpoints in California supermarkets and other common areas.
In that same post, he called for “on the spot deportation for anyone who can’t prove they are in the US legally,” a position that now applies directly to his own case.
After his arrest, far-right influencer and Trump ally Laura Loomer wrote on X that she had reported him to ICE and the FBI, citing her longstanding feud with Yiannopoulos.
There is no indication that any report from Loomer had a direct connection to his arrest, which came during a period of significantly increased ICE enforcement activity at U.S. airports.
