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News Wrap: Tate brothers return to U.S. after travel ban lifted by prosecutors

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In our news wrap Thursday, social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, arrived in Florida after a travel ban was lifted, Mexico is sending an infamous drug lord and more than two dozen other prisoners to the U.S. as requested by the government and the Pentagon is ordering transgender troops to be removed from the military within 60 days. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Today's other headlines, controversial social media influencers, Andrew and Tristan Tate, arrived in

0:06.6

Florida today from Romania after a travel ban on the brothers was lifted. The pair briefly addressed

0:12.9

reporters after touching down in Fort Lauderdale. They're charged with human trafficking in Romania,

0:18.6

among other allegations. Andrew Tate is also charged with rape.

0:22.7

They deny any wrongdoing.

0:24.6

The dual U.S. British nationals are vocal supporters of President Trump

0:28.7

and have millions of followers online.

0:31.5

Andrew Tate has described himself as a misogynist.

0:35.0

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said today that he had no part in allowing

0:38.8

them into Florida. No, Florida is not a place where you're welcome with that type of conduct

0:46.7

in the air. And I don't know how it came to this. We were not involved. We were not notified. I found out

0:52.4

through the media. The Romanian case against

0:55.5

the Tate's remains open and they still must appear before the court when summoned. And in the

1:00.6

UK, Andrew Tate faces a separate lawsuit from four women who accuse him of sexual violence. Today,

1:07.2

their spokesperson said a court lifted the seizure of some of their assets and that their bank accounts have been unfrozen.

1:14.4

Mexico is sending an infamous drug lord to the U.S., along with more than two dozen other prisoners requested by the U.S. government.

1:22.3

Caro Cantero was convicted of murdering a U.S. anti-narcotics agent in 1985.

1:28.1

It was considered one of the most notorious killings from Mexico's bloody narco wars.

1:33.5

The extradition comes as top Mexican officials are in Washington in a bid to ward off

1:38.8

the Trump administration's planned 25% tariffs on Mexican imports.

1:43.4

In a social media post this morning, President Trump confirmed those tariffs will take effect

1:48.2

next week as planned.

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