Andrew Tate's arrival in Florida has triggered a legal standoff, with Governor Ron DeSantis exploring options to block the extremist influencer and alleged human trafficker from staying in the state.

Controversial influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have landed in Florida, after Romanian officials announced that court restrictions prohibiting them from leaving Romania while awaiting trial were lifted.

Gov. Ron DeSantis didn't know that right-wing podcaster Andrew Tate, facing rape and trafficking charges in Romania, was flying to Florida until he read about

Ron DeSantis says Florida isn’t the right state for disgraced influencer Andrew Tate. “Florida is not a place where you’re welcome with that type of conduct in the air, and I don’t know how it came to this.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis drew a sharp turn away from the Trump administration Thursday by announcing that Andrew Tate is not welcome in Florida.

An attorney for the brothers said they are citizens of the United States and part of an ongoing defamation case in a Florida court.

On Thursday, an attorney for the brothers implied that Trump helped lift the travel restrictions on them. "I don't know how it came to this," DeSantis told the press. "We were not notified."