Overview
- DHS and Reuters say Yiannopoulos was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and deported back to the U.K. on Friday after immigration agents moved to remove him.
- Officials say he legally entered the United States in May 2019, overstayed his authorized stay, missed an immigration hearing, and received a final order of removal on July 22.
- The agency posted his mugshot and described him as subject to removal while using the case to promote voluntary departure incentives that offer flights and cash to eligible migrants.
- Entertainment site TMZ first reported the detention and right‑wing activist Laura Loomer has publicly claimed she alerted authorities, though DHS has not independently confirmed who initiated the case.
- Yiannopoulos is a longtime far‑right commentator with ties to Breitbart, Ye and other figures, and his removal has drawn attention because he publicly urged tougher immigration enforcement in past posts.