Milo Yiannopoulos Criticizes US Immigration Brutality Following Deportation

British commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has spoken out after being arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers at a New Orleans airport last Thursday and deported to the United Kingdom. In an interview with Piers Morgan, Yiannopoulos described the experience as humiliating, disorienting, and frightening. He stated that he now understands the physical reality of institutionalized brutality in America, noting that he was treated like a criminal and had his hands and feet chained together.

Government officials and Yiannopoulos provide conflicting accounts of the legal basis for his removal. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that Yiannopoulos entered the US legally in May 2019 but overstayed his visa. White House border tsar Tom Homan told CNN that a federal judge ordered the deportation after Yiannopoulos failed to appear for a scheduled immigration hearing in July. Yiannopoulos disputed these claims, asserting that he is married to an American and was in the process of renewing a green card. He alleged that the government maliciously sent notices to an old address to ensure he would be removed from the country.

During the interview, Yiannopoulos expressed shame over his previous support for Donald Trump and his past advocacy for aggressive immigration crackdowns. He previously posted on social media that the administration must deport millions of people and suggested that California should have ICE checkpoints at supermarkets and gas stations. Yiannopoulos stated that he would never have supported Trump if he had known such treatment was possible.