- Far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a New Orleans airport on Thursday.
- The 41-year-old British national legally entered the United States in May 2019 but overstayed his visa, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
- An immigration judge issued a final order of removal on July 22 after Yiannopoulos failed to appear for his immigration hearing, leaving him in ICE custody pending deportation.
- His arrest occurred roughly a day before his former boss, Kanye West, was scheduled to perform at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
- Yiannopoulos, who has a long history of posting racist, sexist, and transphobic rhetoric online, had previously voiced strong public support for ICE and mass deportations.
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