Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain behind bars in Miami after a federal magistrate rejected their request for release as they fight extradition to Britain, where prosecutors want them to face rape-related charges.
Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis denied bail for the Tate brothers following a hearing last month in Miami federal court.
Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 38, were arrested in Miami on 18 July after Britain requested their extradition to face charges of rape, assault and facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.
The brothers, who have dual US and British citizenship, have denied any wrongdoing.
The arrests deepen the legal troubles of the former kickboxers, who have cultivated a sizable online audience by promoting their views on masculinity and wealth.
Andrew Tate has previously described himself as a misogynist.
Federal prosecutors in Miami said in a 10 August court filing that the Tates recruited dozens of women beginning in 2014 to work for a webcam pornography business, and later operated online courses called ‘Hustler’s University’.
In urging the court to keep the brothers detained, prosecutors said international extradition matters carry a strong presumption against release.
They argued the Tates could pose a danger to the community if freed, pointing to British authorities’ allegations that victims were strangled during forcible rapes, and warned the brothers could attempt to flee.
Prosecutors also cited allegations from Romania, where the brothers face human trafficking charges, saying the pair sought to influence witnesses while under judicial supervision there.
According to the US filing, Romanian authorities allege the Tates threatened to release private information about alleged victims and bribed an alleged victim.
The brothers’ defence lawyers countered in court papers that detention was unnecessary while the extradition process unfolds, arguing their “extraordinary public visibility” would make escape unrealistic.
They said the brothers had regularly appeared in court in Romania.
The defence also disputed the witness-tampering claims, saying the women alleged to have been bribed wanted to speak on the brothers’ behalf, and that the Tates helped arrange their travel to Bucharest and retained lawyers for them.
“The Tates’ compliance record is clear and convincing evidence they are not a danger to the community,” the defence lawyers wrote.
The defence lawyers proposed that Judge Louis release them on the conditions they post bond, surrender their passports and submit to location monitoring.
UK charges span seven years
The extradition fight is expected to stretch on for months. US court records show Britain has until 16 September to submit its full extradition request to the State Department.
The Miami arrests were triggered by new charges filed by Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service involving alleged offences against four alleged victims from July 2010 to August 2017.
The CPS said the brothers had previously faced rape and human trafficking charges in Britain related to three alleged victims.
A British judge issued a warrant for their arrests in 2024.
They have not appeared in British court to enter a plea to those charges.
Britain is seeking to extradite the brothers to face both sets of charges.
