DHS confirms Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to UK

A controversial far-right political commentator has been forcibly removed from the United States and sent back to the United Kingdom following his detention at a Louisiana airport. Authorities confirmed the arrest took place at the New Orleans International Airport after immigration officials acted on a Department of Homeland Security directive. The move comes amid heightened scrutiny of his public statements and past appearances in the U.S. The British-born figure was held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement before being deported.

Far-right political figure Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to the United Kingdom after his detention in Louisiana earlier this week, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody apprehended the British native on Thursday evening at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in Kenner, La., after DHS...