Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in U.S. custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom on charges of rape, human trafficking and more, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

The brothers’ legal team had argued at a bail hearing on Aug. 27 that the right-wing influencers do not need to remain in jail because their “extraordinary public visibility” would make it hard to flee the country.

Their attorney, Joe McBride, said in a statement to MS NOW that the brothers “profoundly disagree” with the judge’s decision and pointed to the restrictions they face in federal custody despite not having been convicted of a crime.

The Tate brothers were arrested in Miami on July 18. British authorities have said they are seeking their extradition for a slew of criminal charges. Prosecutors in the U.K. have until Sept. 16 to issue a formal extradition request to the State Department.

The Tates also face human trafficking charges in Romania, where the case stalled in December 2024. Romanian prosecutors on Friday indicted Andrew Tate on charges of trafficking minors, sex with a minor and money laundering. Tristan Tate faces charges of complicity in the alleged crimes. The brothers have repeatedly denied the charges and said there is a political conspiracy to silence them.

In February 2025, despite their pending criminal cases in Europe, the notorious “manosphere” figures traveled from Romania to the U.S. According to The New York Times, members of the Trump administration were involved in Romanian authorities’ decision to lift a travel ban on the brothers, which enabled them to fly to the U.S.

President Donald Trump at the time denied knowledge of the matter.

Federal prosecutors had argued that the Tates pose a flight risk and are a danger to the community given the criminal charges against them. The Tates asked that the judge impose conditions on their bail, including GPS monitoring, to address the government’s concerns.

The brothers’ bid to post bail while awaiting extradition had been something of a long shot.

“Under current U.S. law and practice, it is extremely rare that an extradition judge will release on bail a person sought in international extradition,” according to the State Department. “The Supreme Court has held that bail is allowed only in ‘special circumstances,’ which lower courts narrowly construe to apply only to extraordinary and unusual cases, such as when the fugitive has serious medical problems that cannot be adequately addressed in jail.”

This story has been updated with comment from the Tate brothers’ attorney.

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