Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UK

British right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the United States to the United Kingdom after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that Yiannopoulos, 41, was deported on Friday. A mugshot of Yiannopoulos was released by the DHS.

A DHS spokesperson informed the BBC that Yiannopoulos, described as "an illegal alien from the United Kingdom," had been sent "back to his home country."

Yiannopoulos, who previously served as an editor for Breitbart News and as a political aide to rapper Kanye West, was arrested on August 27 upon his arrival at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

According to the DHS, Yiannopoulos entered the US in May 2019 and subsequently "chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation's laws."

Known for his self-proclaimed title as the "most fabulous supervillain on the internet," Yiannopoulos is viewed by critics as a disseminator of hate speech.

Growing up in Kent, southern England, Yiannopoulos was an early advocate for Donald Trump during the 2016 election, notably headlining a "Gays for Trump" event at the Republican National Convention that year.

While he has since become a critic of the US president, Yiannopoulos continues to support Trump's agenda. In March of this year, he posted on X that Trump had "lost his way, bought off by foreign interests."

Yiannopoulos has frequently generated controversy with his remarks concerning transgender individuals, Muslims, Black Lives Matter, feminists, and gay people, despite having previously identified as gay himself. He now refers to himself as "ex-gay."

In 2020, he assisted Kanye West in the rapper's unsuccessful presidential campaign. He also worked for Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former Republican congresswoman who initially had a falling out with Trump and became a vocal critic before resigning from office.