Will the Tate brothers be extradited from the US to the UK?

A spokesman for the United States Department of Justice said the arrests were made “following due process.”

The UK and the US are part of an agreement that allows extradition of people for offenses punishable by law in both countries with at least one year in prison.

For UK cases, the CPS prepares a judge-certified request. The final request is sent to the home office for consideration, which then forwards the extradition request to the state concerned through normal diplomatic channels.

The decision to accept the extradition request is made by the US State Department. The question will then be heard by the US courts, with a final decision made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Attorney Joseph McBride, who represents the Tates, told X that the “first thing” the brothers have in court is Monday.

“The world knows Andrew and Tristan are innocent,” McBride said in a statement released after the brothers were arrested Saturday evening.

“Their enemies know it best. That’s why they are attacked,” said McBride, who went on to describe the new UK charges as “political destruction”.

He said the new lawsuit was filed to counter a defamation lawsuit filed by the brothers in the United States.

“We are confident that Andrew and Tristan Tate will walk free when the Justice Department is confronted with this gross abuse of power once a competent judge has seen the facts. America will not do Britain’s political dirty work,” he continued.