Trump loyalist Laura Loomer celebrated the ICE arrest of right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos on Friday before calling on the Justice Department to investigate former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over her past association with him.
Yiannopoulos, a British political activist and former Breitbart editor, was detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana, TMZ first reported Friday. The circumstances surrounding his detention were not immediately known.
Loomer quickly seized on the arrest, claiming that she previously reported Yiannopoulos to federal authorities on two separate occasions.
She then turned her attention to Greene, a longtime political rival, and posted a photograph showing the former congresswoman with Yiannopoulos. Loomer accused Greene of “harboring” Yiannopoulos, whom she described as an “illegal alien,” and demanded a federal investigation.
“I’m calling on the DOJ and AG Todd Blanche to investigate disgraced former Congresswoman Marjorie Traitor Greene for hiring and harboring illegal alien Milo Yiannopoulos,” Loomer wrote on X.
Loomer claimed Yiannopoulos was now in ICE custody after she reported him to ICE and the FBI last year and in 2024. She further alleged that Yiannopoulos had called for her assassination, supported Hamas and backed the Ayatollah while remaining in the United States on an expired visa.
The accusations made by Loomer were not independently established in the article.
Loomer has publicly feuded with Greene for years, and she used Friday’s detention to revive that bitter conflict.
Following her demand for a Justice Department investigation, Loomer posted a series of additional allegations accusing Greene of secretly coordinating with Yiannopoulos to “attack and sabotage” President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
“MTG spent her time in Congress pretending to be against illegal immigration while she had Milo working for her and living with her,” Loomer alleged. “I’ve been reporting on the collusion between Milo and MTG for years.”
Yiannopoulos worked as an unpaid intern for Greene in 2022, providing the two with a documented political connection.
He has also worked with other prominent figures on the political right. Yiannopoulos served as Kanye West’s chief of staff until 2024 and worked as the rapper’s director of political operations during West’s unsuccessful presidential campaign.
Loomer’s response transformed Yiannopoulos’ immigration detention into the latest front in her ongoing battle with Greene. While celebrating the arrest, she urged federal officials to examine whether Greene’s previous relationship with the British provocateur warranted an investigation.
Neither Greene’s response to Loomer’s allegations nor any indication that the Justice Department planned to investigate her was included in the report.
Yiannopoulos remained in immigration custody following his detention in Louisiana, while Loomer continued pressing her claims against both him and her longtime Republican rival.
