Alt-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was taken into custody by ICE on Thursday and has now been deported to the United Kingdom, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed. Yiannopoulos, a British citizen, entered the US legally in 2019 but overstayed his visa and skipped an immigration court hearing, prompting a final removal order issued on July 22.
theverge.com
· 2026-08-29
Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, a British national, has been taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Louisiana, according to the agency's own records. The facility holding him hasn't been confirmed, but ICE's directory points inquiries to an enforcement office in Alexandria, Louisiana. Neither ICE nor the Department of Homeland Security has commented on the reasons for his detention or whether deportation proceedings are underway.
wired.com
· 2026-08-28
Nature Futures ran a science-fiction interview piece imagining Sam Morten, a war veteran, and Eli, a distinct personality sharing his body, as they navigate a court case seeking legal recognition for Eli as a separate entity. The narrative unfolds over coffee and ice cream, contrasting Sam's guarded demeanor with Eli's childlike openness, while touching on the strain the situation placed on Sam's marriage.
nature.com
· 2026-08-26
Emails obtained through public records requests show that state's attorneys in roughly one-sixth of Illinois counties shared personal details about immigrants facing local charges with federal immigration agents. One case involved Marion County prosecutor John Christeson sending a Homeland Security Investigations agent the birth date, address and court schedule of Rolando Perez Samayoa, a man facing a DUI charge, who was arrested by federal agents weeks later along with his teenage son.
wired.com
· 2026-08-25