Tate brothers not welcome in Florida, DeSantis says

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, arrived back in the U.S. on Thursday after a travel ban on them was lifted, an official said. They landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The brothers -- who are dual U.S.-British citizens — were arrested near Romania’s capital in late 2022 along with two Romanian women. Romanian prosecutors formally indicted all four last year. In April, the Bucharest Tribunal ruled that a trial could start but didn't set a date. All four deny all the allegations. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier was looking at what options the state could have to deal with the arrival of the brothers. "The reality is no, Florida is not a place where you’re welcome with that type of conduct," DeSantis said, reiterating that he was not involved or notified about their travels to the state.

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