Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos arrested by US immigration enforcement

U.S. Immigration authorities arrested controversial British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos on Thursday in New Orleans, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

What happened

Immigration authorities unveiled on Friday that Yiannopoulos was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and accused him of overstaying after entering the United States legally in May 2019 through New York City. An immigration judge issued a final order of removal on July 22 after Yiannopoulos failed to show up for his immigration hearing, a DHS spokesperson wrote in an email.

"He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation's laws, " a spokesperson for DHS wrote in an emailed statement.

ICE's online detainee locator doesn't say where Yiannopoulos is being held but directs family and legal representatives to the agency's office in Alexandria, Louisiana, a deportation hub for international flights.

The bottom line

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