Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times,
Social media influencers and brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain in U.S. custody, a magistrate judge ruled on Wednesday, as they continue to fight their extradition to the United Kingdom on rape and sex trafficking charges.
In a surprise move during a custody hearing on Aug. 27, both brothers took the stand to argue for their release, claiming they were suffering egregious conditions in a Miami holding facility while denying the allegations against them. The Tates face similar accusations in Romania.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis presided over that August hearing and issued the ruling Wednesday.
"There is a well-established presumption against bond in extradition proceedings, reflecting among other interests the value the United States places on fulfilling its obligations under international law to a country requesting extradition," she wrote in her order.
One of the Tates' attorneys, Joseph McBride, said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times that the brothers have not been convicted of any crime nor has Britain formally requested their extradition, yet they are being treated as criminals left to "rot" in feder
