Homan made the comments on Sunday, two days after Yiannopoulos was deported from the United States to the United Kingdom. The 41-year-old former Breitbart editor had been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on August 27 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Yiannopoulos entered the U.S. legally in May 2019 on what Homan described as a visitor visa, but overstayed his authorization. He failed to appear for an immigration hearing, and a final order of removal was issued on July 22.

"Being in detention is a choice," DHS said in a statement earlier, calling on migrants in the country illegally to "self-deport now."

The deportation came with a heavy dose of irony: Yiannopoulos has long been a vocal advocate for strict immigration enforcement. He has previously cheered on ICE raids, called for "total legal immunity for ICE agents when they're on duty," and wrote on social media in 2025 that "we have got to deport millions and millions of people." He also advocated "on the spot deportation for anyone who can't prove they are in the US legally."

An early supporter of Donald Trump during the 2016 election, Yiannopoulos headlined a "Gays for Trump" event at the Republican National Convention. He has since become a critic of the president, writing on X in March 2026 that Trump had "lost his way, bought off by foreign interests."

Yiannopoulos, who grew up in Kent, England, has courted controversy with remarks about transgender people, Muslims, Black Lives Matter, and feminists. He has described himself as the "most fabulous supervillain on the internet."