ICE Detains Milo Yiannopoulos

<figure><img alt="Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UEFMRILEZ5AFZCSJIHTGPO6OKE.JPG?auth=48e287f45c52892671bc9349a9599997b3c2222ec5732f508ae621b8ac8e1fee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3326&amp;height=1871" /><figcaption>KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS</figcaption></figure><p>Milo Yiannopoulos, a political figure associated with Kanye West, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to records. </p><p>Sources indicate that Yiannopoulos, 41, was apprehended by ICE at an airport in Louisiana, where West is scheduled to perform at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. </p><p>ICE has confirmed that Yiannopoulos is in custody, but has not disclosed his location. </p><p>Yiannopoulos, a former editor at Breitbart News, has been a controversial figure on social media for over a decade. He previously worked as an unpaid intern for former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in June 2022 and served as a top adviser during West's brief 2024 presidential campaign.</p><img alt="Milo Yiannopoulos has been a polarizing figure in the United States for over a decade. He was hired by Breitbart in 2014 by then-executive chairman Steve Bannon. / Michael Masters/Getty" height="1440" src="https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QXRS5YPL2RNKTGBLBBEPWCLNSA.jpg?auth=cc76f2105e67ee1dac2b4c596f515042cc2b8927d8bf06855d54f795189c5921&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2560&amp;height=1440" width="2560" /><p>Laura Loomer, a commentator, expressed her views on Yiannopoulos's detainment, stating that she was the first to report on his illegal status in the U.S. and mentioned her previous interactions with him. </p><p>Loomer claimed, “I told you all that Milo was an illegal alien.” She also suggested that he would be deported back to the UK.</p><p><i>This is a developing story that will be updated.</i></p>