# British citizen Milo Yiannopoulos is in ICE custody for oversaying visa **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 29, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652 "2026-08-29T01:33:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/1 "2026-08-29T01:33:10Z")
I assumed he was Greek. Anyway, he’s believed to be in a Louisiana facility. > **[Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/28/us/milo-yiannopoulos-detained-by-ice)** > > Controversial British figure Milo Yiannopoulos, who gained a reputation as a right-wing provocateur more than a decade ago, has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/2 "2026-08-29T01:56:03Z")
Not that I want him on my continent, but deportation to Eswatini might be good for young Milo. Toughen him up, you know. Make a man of him. Also Eswatini’s internet infrastructure is really bad, so his “influencer” days would be over. They also have extremely outdated views and laws about homosexuality, our boy Milo might learn something by being on the receiving end of intolerance and bigotry… maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/3 "2026-08-29T01:57:08Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > They also have extremely outdated views and laws about homosexuality Ah, but Milo “cured” himself of Teh Ghey by going Catholic. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/4 "2026-08-29T08:17:52Z")
🎻 ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/5 "2026-08-29T12:17:15Z")
I’m waiting for a $1 million+ “donation” to mysteriously appear in Trump’s slush fund, leading to a sudden reversal of fortune for him. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/6 "2026-08-29T14:33:14Z")
> [@Vlad\_Igor](#): > > I’m waiting for a $1 million+ “donation” to mysteriously appear in Trump’s slush fund, leading to a sudden reversal of fortune for him He’s more valuable as a token “even-handed justice” rebuttal. His name will be the MAGA retort every time it’s suggested that the administration only goes after liberals and minorities. Well, at least his first name. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/7 "2026-08-29T19:30:13Z")
Ahh, crap. Reportedly he’s been deported back to the UK. We don’t want him either. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/8 "2026-08-29T19:40:36Z")
Yeah, and notice that he was not deported to a third world country. Even when rules are enforced, it is clear who gets a break. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/9 "2026-08-29T20:31:22Z")
Yeah, he got the “nice” deportation. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/10 "2026-08-29T21:45:59Z")
This extraordinary event is the first and only time in two years that the Trump regime has done something good, even if it was mostly accidental. The only possible improvement would be if Britain throws him out, too. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/11 "2026-08-29T22:16:17Z")
Yep! [https://www.npr.org/2026/08/29/nx-s1-5948731/milo-yiannopoulos-arrested-overstaying-us-visa](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/29/nx-s1-5948731/milo-yiannopoulos-arrested-overstaying-us-visa) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/12 "2026-08-29T22:47:48Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > even if it was mostly accidental. Apparently not. Reports are that Laura Loomer is taking credit for dropping the dime on his expired visa. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/13 "2026-08-29T22:58:06Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Reports are that Laura Loomer is taking credit for dropping the dime on his expired visa. It’s lovely to see a couple of right-wing nutjobs attacking each other. It’s like one of those late-night B-movies where aliens attack each other. My only regret is that deporting one (1) asshole might give the Orange Peril a tiny bump in popularity. Or maybe not, since most of the cult is probably totally in the Milo camp. It’s hard to know any more, when evil is so rampant that it occasionally destroys things that are worth destroying. Now if we could just deport Laura Loomer to hell, that would be fine, too. And the insane “human printer” Natalie Harp, too. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-citizen-milo-yiannopoulos-is-in-ice-custody-for-oversaying-visa/1032652/14 "2026-08-30T23:40:19Z")
Bravo! Had to mouse over it to see what it was 😆