In Miami on Monday, social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were ordered to remain in custody following a federal court appearance, as they initiated legal challenges against the United Kingdom’s extradition request on multiple charges, including rape and human trafficking.
Judge Lauren Louis informed the brothers during the hearing that they were being held on a provisional arrest warrant issued by the United Kingdom and that extradition proceedings had already begun.
The judge set a status hearing for July 27 to consider the brothers’ challenge to the extradition request and to determine whether they will remain detained pending further proceedings.
Attorney Joseph McBride told reporters that the brothers maintain their innocence and indicated they are unlikely to be released.
Joseph McBride, lead counsel for Andrew and Tristan Tate, said the brothers are innocent, a sentiment echoed by the accompanying photo credit (Joe Raedle/Getty Images). (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The Tate brothers, who hold dual United States and United Kingdom citizenship, have denied any wrongdoing.
They also face separate criminal proceedings in Romania, where authorities have been investigating them since December 2022.
“I want to make it clear there is no place for male violence against women and girls in our society and we will continue to work tirelessly to support victims and investigate all reports made to us,” said assistant chief constable Karena Thomas, lead for Britain’s Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit.
Andrew Tate addresses the media while leaving in a vehicle after checking in at a police station as part of his judicial control, which requires him to appear before judicial authorities in Romania when summoned, in Voluntari, Romania, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
The brothers have cultivated a large online following by promoting views on masculinity and wealth, while Andrew Tate has previously described himself as a misogynist.
Andrew Tate also faces a civil trial in Britain brought by four women alleging physical and sexual abuse.
The four anonymized claimants allege that Tate subjected them to physical or sexual violence between 2013 and 2015; two say they were in intimate relationships with him, while the other two worked for his online webcam business.
Andrew Tate denies the allegations, and his lawyers state in written defense that the claims are false and that all sexual activity was consensual.
The report was contributed by Fox News’ Andre Tinoco and Reuters.
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