Milo Yiannopoulos, a controversial former editor at Breitbart News, has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He is currently in federal immigration custody in Louisiana.
Sources from ICE informed Fox News that Yiannopoulos is detained in Alexandria, Louisiana. This location serves as a major deportation operations hub for the agency. His current immigration status and the reasons behind his arrest remain unclear.
Milo Yiannopoulos at a public event
Yiannopoulos, a national of the United Kingdom, gained national attention as a provocative far-right political commentator. His activities, including those during speeches and online interactions at UC Berkeley, made him a controversial figure.
The ICE detainee locator confirms Yiannopoulos’s custody status, as per Fox News’s review of a screenshot.
Fox News contacted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking more details about Yiannopoulos’s arrest and current immigration status, as well as information on possible deportation.
This event marks a developing story; further updates are anticipated. Jasmine Baehr, a breaking news writer at Fox News Digital, reports on topics ranging from politics and military to family policy and cultural debates.