Miami Judge Delays Tate Brothers' Custody Hearing to Aug. 27 in U.K. Extradition Fight
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Updated · NBC News · Aug 13
Miami Judge Delays Tate Brothers' Custody Hearing to Aug. 27 in U.K. Extradition Fight
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Aug 13
Summary
Aug. 27 is the new date for a Miami hearing on whether Andrew and Tristan Tate stay jailed while contesting extradition to Britain.
The brothers have been held in a federal detention center since their July 18 arrest, and no extradition hearing has yet been scheduled.
U.S. prosecutors say the serious U.K. allegations—human trafficking, violent rape and assaults involving multiple victims—create a strong presumption against bail and make the brothers a public-safety and flight risk.
Defense lawyers argue the Tates are too high-profile to disappear, regularly publicize their whereabouts online and complied with pretrial restrictions in Romania.
Britain has until mid-September to submit evidence to the State Department, a timeline the defense says could keep the brothers in Miami custody for months.