‘Really terrified’: Milo Yiannopoulos speaks out after deportation from US

Far-right British commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who erstwhile embraced United States President Donald Trump’s assertive migration crackdown, has made his archetypal nationalist remarks aft his US apprehension and deportation.

In an interrogation released connected Tuesday, Yiannopoulos spoke to big Piers Morgan astir his experience, telling the interviewer that helium present knows what it’s similar to beryllium “really, truly terrified”.

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“I didn’t truly recognize the carnal world of however institutionalised the brutality is successful America,” Yiannopoulos said.

As helium described having his hands and feet chained unneurotic portion successful custody, helium criticised migration authorities for treating mean detainees similar criminals.

“Everybody arrested is similar an MS-13 pack member, and it hurts a batch much than it looks similar connected television,” helium said of the manacles helium was forced to wear.

Yiannopoulos was arrested by US national agents aft arriving astatine the airdrome successful New Orleans, Louisiana, past Thursday. The 41-year-old blimpish firebrand was subsequently sent to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) installation successful a process helium called “humiliating” and “disorienting”.

“It was frightening, and I don’t deliberation I’ve ever been frightened similar that before,” Yiannopoulos said.

Differing accounts

Yiannopoulos allegedly entered the US legally connected May 14, 2019.

But afterwards, Yiannopoulos overstayed his visa, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It claimed Yiannopoulos was issued a deportation bid successful July aft helium missed a scheduled migration hearing.

White House borderline tsar Tom Homan echoed that assertion successful an interrogation with CNN connected Sunday, saying it was Yiannopoulos’s responsibility helium was deported.

“He was ordered to look successful migration court. He didn’t amusement up. The justice ordered him deported,” Homan told CNN’s Dana Bash. “He had his owed process bid removed by a national judge, and I removed him. It’s that simple.”

In his interrogation with Morgan, Yiannopoulos claimed Homan was lying and suggested that his shifting authorities could person been a origin successful his deportation.

“I don’t truly do, you know, the right-wing provocateur happening immoderate more. I negociate lawyers for a living. You know, I’m an organised and unneurotic idiosyncratic when, you know, I’m not being silly connected Twitter,” Yiannopoulos said.

“And I’m joined to an American. There’s nary crushed I would instrumentality a hazard similar this. I didn’t request to overstay a visa.”

A ‘cancelled’ greenish card

Yiannopoulos told Morgan that aft helium got joined successful 2017, helium filed for an “adjustment of status” that allowed him to power from a visa to a greenish card, which allows lawful imperishable residency successful the US.

But the US cancelled his greenish card, Yiannopoulos said, without offering proof.

He besides claimed that notices informing him of the alteration were deliberately sent to an aged code truthful helium would beryllium removed from the country.

“The authorities knew I wasn’t there. The authorities knew I wasn’t getting these things. It knew that I had nary thought what was happening, and they did this anyway,” Yiannopoulos said.

Yiannopoulos pledged helium would combat his “unjust” deportation successful court, calling the process “unlawful”.

“It’s rather evident that the authorities has maliciously and deviously, successful a precise underhanded way, created a script successful which they could scoop maine up and eject maine to marque an illustration retired of me,” helium said.

Al Jazeera reached retired to ICE and DHS for remark but did not instantly perceive back.

Changing stance

In the past, Yiannopoulos was known for being a vocal Trump supporter. He adjacent expressed enthusiasm for the wide deportation run and migration restrictions Trump pursued upon winning a 2nd word successful office.

In December 2024, for instance, Yiannopoulos called for “zero migration for the adjacent 20 years”.

In June 2025, helium besides wrote that determination should beryllium migration checkpoints successful California, “at supermarket entrances, state stations, portion malls, intersections and authorities buildings, with connected the spot deportation for anyone who can’t beryllium they are successful the US legally”.

But successful Tuesday’s interview, Yiannopoulos said helium was “ashamed” to person supported the US president.

He besides expressed scepticism astir Trump’s claims to beryllium deporting the “worst of the worst”, pointing retired that immigrants without transgression records were being swept up successful the migration raids.

“If ICE were doing its occupation and clearing America retired of the radical who rape, kill, murder, and merchantability drugs – and a mates of other radical got caught up successful the dragnet, and if I was 1 of them – cipher would person precise overmuch to say,” Yiannopoulos said. “But they’re not doing that.”

Yiannopoulos told Morgan that his acquisition being detained gave him a caller position connected the transgression justness system.

“I deliberation maybe, successful the past, I’ve been a small spot blase erstwhile radical talked astir their trauma,” helium said. “But I get it now, and I wouldn’t privation it connected anyone.”

Feud with Laura Loomer

Yiannopoulos’s deportation from the US comes aft a years-long nationalist feud with adjacent Trump state Laura Loomer. After quality of his detention surfaced, Loomer appeared to instrumentality credit.

She besides pointed to Yiannopoulos’s enactment with erstwhile US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, different Trump supporter-turned-critic.

“I was the archetypal idiosyncratic to study connected the information that Milo was successful the US illegally wherever helium incited unit against President Trump and worked for Marjorie Traitor Greene,” Loomer wrote connected X. “When Milo called for maine to beryllium assassinated, I reported him to ICE and FBI.”

When asked astir what relation Loomer whitethorn person played successful his deportation, Yiannapoulos said she “is much of a information to themselves than to others”.

He besides repeated questions helium has made successful the past astir her intelligence health.

“I find it hard successful a mode to clasp thing against her, due to the fact that I don’t deliberation she’s well,” helium said. “And whenever the Laura Loomer amusement comes crashing down, arsenic I’m definite it volition immoderate moment, I deliberation she’s going to request a batch of prayer.”