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Accused Human Traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate Return to Florida as U.S. Lifts Travel Ban

HeadlineFeb 28, 2025

A self-described misogynist who’s accused by Romanian authorities of human trafficking and rape has arrived in the United States after the Trump administration lifted travel restrictions on him. Andrew Tate, a far-right social media influencer and prominent Trump supporter, returned to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Thursday along with his brother Tristan, who also faces human trafficking charges in Romania. The pair’s return came after Romania’s foreign minister told the AP a Trump administration official expressed interest in the brothers’ case at the recent Munich Security Conference.

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