Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom one day after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the media personality was shipped back to the UK on Aug. 28 after he overstayed his visa.
The Epoch Times contacted DHS and Yiannopoulos for additional information.
Yiannopoulos entered the United States legally through New York City on May 14, 2019, but stayed in America longer than he should have, according to an X post by DHS on Friday.
DHS accused the controversial commentator of skipping an immigration hearing this summer, which prompted a judge to issue a final order of removal on July 22.
“He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws,” DHS wrote in an X post confirming the arrest on Aug. 28.
The DHS reiterated that the United States will pay illegal immigrants $3,000 and provide a free flight to anyone who self-deports.
Yiannopoulos has been a fierce supporter of stricter immigration policies and mass deportations.
“Zero immigration for the next 20 years,” Yiannopoulos wrote in a December 2024 X post. “No ifs, no buts.”
The Department of Homeland Security released a headshot of Milo Yiannopoulos after he was arrested on Aug. 27, 2026, for overstaying his visa in the United States. (Department of Homeland Security)
“Without that, nothing else matters,” he said.
Yiannopoulos previously worked as an intern for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and for Kanye West during his brief presidential bid.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
