ICE's parent agency, the US Department of Homeland Security, said Yiannopoulos, 41, was arrested on Thursday at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and is subject to a final order of removal.
According to DHS, Yiannopoulos legally entered the United States in May 2019 through New York City but "chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation's laws".
An immigration judge issued a final order of removal on July 22 after Yiannopoulos failed to show up for his immigration hearing, a DHS spokesperson wrote in an email.
ICE's online detainee locator does not say where Yiannopoulos is being held but directs family and legal representatives to the agency's office in Alexandria, Louisiana, a deportation hub for international flights.
Yiannopoulos was not immediately available for comment and it was not known whether he has obtained legal representation.
The UK citizen has most recently worked for the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, who is scheduled to perform in New Orleans on Friday evening.
Yiannopoulos has frequently taken provocative public positions criticising feminism, Islam and immigrants.
"Zero immigration for the next 20 years. No ifs, no buts," Yiannopoulos wrote on the social platform X last year.
with AP
