The Tate brothers must stay locked up during their UK extradition fight, US judge says
Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis said prosecutors showed the brothers could pose a danger and might flee while extradition proceedings continue.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis denied bail for Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate, ruling they must remain in custody while contesting extradition to the United Kingdom for rape and sex trafficking charges.
- Authorities arrested the brothers in Miami on July 18 after Britain requested extradition for rape, assault, and trafficking; they also face separate human trafficking and money laundering indictments in Romania.
- Prosecutors alleged the brothers pose a flight risk and potential danger, citing alleged forcible rapes, while defense lawyers countered that the Tates' "extraordinary public visibility" makes flight impractical.
- Detained at the Federal Detention Center in Miami, the brothers remain jailed during the monthslong extradition process, having denied all allegations and dismissed their online personas as characters.
- Britain has until September 16 to submit its full extradition request to the State Department, according to U.S. court records, as the brothers contest a British warrant originally issued in 2024.
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Tate brothers lose bid for release from US jail pending extradition
September 9 - Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate lost their bid for release from a Miami jail on Wednesday as they contest extradition to Britain, where they are wanted on rape charges. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Tate brothers must stay locked up during their UK extradition fight, US judge says
MIAMI (AP) — Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking, a federal judge in Miami ruled Wednesday.
MIAMI (ANP/RTR) - Andrew and Tristan Tate will not be released from prison in Miami. The influencers are being held there because the British have requested their extradition, which they are trying to prevent. The brothers are suspected there of, among other things, rape, assault, and human trafficking, g...
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