Political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. (Photo: X) British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by US immigration authorities and faces deportation from the United States, The Telegraph reports. Yiannopoulos, 41, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the newspaper. He moved to the US after beginning his career in Britain and became a prominent and controversial figure in American conservative politics through his writing and public appearances. Yiannopoulos was once an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump but has become an increasingly vocal critic of the president and his administration. His visa status is understood to have come under scrutiny after he fell out of favour with senior officials over increasingly hostile remarks, The Telegraph reported. Yiannopoulos has accused Trump of having "sacrificed his honour and his integrity" and said that "Trumpism died" over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. In an interview with right-wing Maga influencer Candace Owens in 2025, he also claimed that Trump was "bought, paid for, owned and operated" by Israel. The Cambridge-educated writer became a prominent figure on the American Right, particularly through his work as a writer and speaker. He was a senior editor at Breitbart, the conservative news organisation previously run by Steve Bannon. His career was also marked by several controversies, including online harassment and hate speech allegations that led to bans and restrictions by major technology companies. His most serious scandal came in 2017, when a resurfaced video showed him making comments about paedophilia. In the video, Yiannopoulos suggested that the standard for paedophilia was whether a younger person had gone through puberty. He also said the established age of consent in the US, which varies between 16 and 18, was "about right". Yiannopoulos later said that his own experiences as a victim of sexual abuse as a teenager had made him feel he could make outrageous comments about the subject. He resigned from Breitbart following the controversy. Alex Marlow, the company's then editor-in-chief, described his remarks as "indefensible". The scandal also led to calls for him to be deported. At a news conference announcing his departure from Breitbart, Yiannopoulos said he was living in the US on an O-1 visa. The visa provides immigration status to people considered to have extraordinary ability in fields including science, arts, education, business or athletics. He said at the time that his visa was not tied to his employment at Breitbart. Yiannopoulos has also faced controversy over comments about terrorism and public appearances. In 2019, Australia banned him ahead of a planned tour following comments he had made about the Christchurch terrorist attacks.