'I Am Very Ashamed': Deported Milo Yiannopoulos Regrets Donald Trump Support Following ICE Arrest

Milo Yiannopoulos has expressed deep regret for backing Donald Trump after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a Louisiana airport and deported to the United Kingdom.

The far-right commentator, once a vocal supporter of the president's hardline immigration agenda, said he is 'very ashamed' of his past allegiance following his arrest on 27 August 2026.

The news came after Yiannopoulos, 41, was taken into custody at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana, before being flown back to Britain the following day.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said he had entered the US legally in 2019 but overstayed his visa and was issued a final removal order by an immigration judge on 22 July after failing to appear for a hearing.

Milo Yiannopoulos Describes 'Humiliating' ICE Detention Experience

Appearing on Piers Morgan Uncensored on 1 September, Yiannopoulos recounted what he called a 'terrifying' and 'physically degrading' ordeal. He claimed 15 ICE agents 'swarmed' him at the airport, adding that he was denied food for 24 hours and repeatedly moved to prevent contact with his lawyers.

'The first I heard of it was when 15 agents swarmed me at the Louisiana airport, and it didn't get any less theatrical from there on,' he told Morgan.

'I didn't eat for 24 hours. I was promised a nurse who never came. Promised a phone call, it never came. I was promised all kinds of things that never came... This was not a normal, lawful process.'

Yiannopoulos said he wept for an hour after being shackled at the wrists and ankles, comparing his treatment to that of an 'MS-13 gang member.' He described the experience as 'humiliating' and admitted he had never felt so frightened.

'I didn't really understand the physical reality of how institutionalised the brutality is in America,' he said. 'The manner in which they arrest you... it hurts a lot more than it looks like on television.'

Yiannopoulos also claimed that one or two ICE agents recognised him and declined to participate in his detention. He separately alleged that the government wanted to make an example of him. Neither claim has been independently verified.

Former Trump Supporter Questions Immigration Crackdown After Deportation

Yiannopoulos, a former Breitbart News editor, had long championed Trump's immigration policies, once calling for 'on-the-spot deportation for anyone who can't prove they are in the US legally' and 'total legal immunity for ICE agents when they're on duty.'

In 2025, he wrote, 'We have got to deport millions and millions and millions of people. Without that, nothing else matters.'

Now, he says he regrets that stance. 'If I had any clue that anything remotely like this was even possible, I would never have got involved in supporting Trump in the first place, and I'm very ashamed that I did,' he told Morgan.

He characterised the Trump administration as an 'ugly, warmongering, whole mentally ill heap of crazy with some of the most unstable and lunatic people, seemingly directing the president's actions.'

Yiannopoulos disputed the government's account, claiming he had obtained a green card after marrying an American citizen and that it was later cancelled without his knowledge. He also alleged that immigration notices were sent to an old address.

He has not publicly provided evidence substantiating those claims, while DHS maintains that he overstayed his authorised stay and failed to appear for an immigration hearing.

DHS confirmed Yiannopoulos was deported on 28 August, one day after his arrest. 'On August 28, ICE deported Milo Yiannopoulos, an illegal alien from the United Kingdom, back to his home country,' a department statement said.

Yiannopoulos' claims about his green card, the conduct of ICE agents and the circumstances surrounding his detention have not been independently verified.

DHS has maintained that he overstayed his authorised stay and failed to appear for an immigration hearing.