The influencer Tate Brothers, who faces positions of trafficking in people in Romania, arrives in the United States

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (AP) – The influential brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, which are accused of people trafficking In Romania, Thursday arrived in the United States after the authorities raised travel restrictions to the brothers, who have millions of followers online.

The brothers He landed at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, around noon.

The Tates, who are American-British citizens, were arrested at the end of 2022 and Formally accused Last year, for charges, they participated in a criminal ring that attracted women to Romania, where they were sexually exploited. Andrew Tate was also accused of rape. Negan the accusations.

In December, a court ruled that the case could not go to trial due to multiple Legal and procedural irregularities by prosecutors. However, the case remained open, and there is also other investigation against him in Romania.

The anti -organized crimes agency of Romania, Diicot, said in a statement on Thursday that prosecutors approved a request to change the Restrictions for traveling In tasks, but he didn’t say who made the request.

The brothers are still required to appear before the judicial authorities when they are convened.

“The defendants have been warned to deliberately violate these obligations can result in the judicial control being replaced by a measure of more strict liberal deprivation,” said the statement.

After the brothers arrived in Florida, state attorney general James Uthmeier said in a publication on social networks that his office would carry out a “preliminary investigation” about them.

“Florida has zero tolerance for human trafficking and violence against women. If any of these alleged crimes trigger Florida’s jurisdiction, we will hold them responsible, ”said Uthmeier, a designated from Republican governor Ron Desantis.

Speaking to journalists at the airport, Andrew Tate repeated his insistence that the brothers had not done anything wrong.

“We live in a democratic society where it is innocent until it is proven guilty. And I think my brother and I are largely misunderstood. There are many opinions about us, things that happen on us on the Internet, ”he said.

In other developments on Thursday, a court failed in favor of an appeal of the Tates to raise the seizure of multiple assets, according to Tate spokeswoman, Mateea Petrescu. Assets include six luxury vehicles, land and properties, and company shares. All previously frozen bank accounts have not been frozen, he said.

“While some assets remain under caution seizures, this failure marks a significant step towards justice,” he said.

Andrew Tate, 38, a former professional kickboxer and misogynist self -written that has accumulated more than 10 million followers in X, has repeatedly stated that prosecutors in Romania have no evidence against them and that there is a political conspiracy to silence it. He and Tristan Tate, 36, are vocal supporters of US President Donald Trump.

Only a few weeks ago, Andrew Tate published in X: “The Tates will be free, Trump is the president. The good old days have returned. And they will be better than ever. Wait.”

Tates’s departure occurred after Foreign Minister Emil Hurzeanu said this month that a Trump administration official expressed interest in the case of the brothers in the recent Munich Security Conference. The minister insisted that pressure was not applied to lifting restrictions on rates after a Financial Times report on the meeting caused a stir in Romania.

When asked if his administration pressed the Romania government to release the Tates, Trump told journalists on Thursday at the Oval office that he knew nothing about the circumstances: “I don’t know anything about it. We will check it. We will let you know. “

The decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal that Tate’s case could not proceed was a great setback for Diicot, but did not mean that the defendants could walk freely, and the case has not been closed.

Last August, Diicot also launched a second case against the brothersInvestigating accusations of human trafficking, trafficking in minors, sexual relations with a minor, influencing statements and money laundering. They have denied those charges too.

After the Tate brothers were arrested in 2022, they were held for three months detained before being transferred to house arrest. Later they were restricted to the municipality of Bucharest and the near County of Ilfov, and then to Romania. Andrew Tate was returned to house arrest last year in the second case, but that measure was built last month.

The legal battles of the Tate brothers are not limited to Romania.

Four British women who accused Andrew tate of sexual violence and physical abuse They are demanding it in the United KingdomAfter the Crown Prosecutor’s Office decided not to process it.

Women said Thursday in a joint statement that they are “in disbelief and feel re-traumatized” for the news that travel restrictions rose.

Matthew July, a lawyer from McCue Jury & Partners, who represents women, described the decision to raise the prohibition of traveling “unpleasant and consternant.”

In March, the Tate brothers appeared in the Bucharest Court of Appeals in a separate case after the United Kingdom authorities issued arrest orders for the accusations of sexual assault in a case that dates back to the period from 2012 to 2015.

The Court of Appeals granted the United Kingdom application to extradite the Tates, but only after the legal procedures in Romania have concluded.

At the end of last year, a United Kingdom Court registration That police can confiscate more than 2.6 million pounds ($ 3.3 million) to cover years of unpaid taxes from the couple and freeze some of their accounts. Andrew Tate called him “direct robbery” and said it was “a coordinated attack against anyone who dares to challenge the system.”

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McGrath reported from Sighisara, Romania. Alexandru reported from Bucharest, Romania. Associated Press Jill Colvin writer in Washington contributed to this report.

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