By Roxanne "Flashbulb" Starr
Andrew and Tristan Tate were back before a federal judge in Miami this week, asking to be released on bond while they continue fighting extradition to the United Kingdom, according to ABC News.
The brothers, both dual US-UK citizens, are wanted in Britain to face charges of rape and sex trafficking. They are currently held at a Miami detention center pending the outcome of the extradition proceedings, and their legal team is pushing for their release while that fight plays out in court.
ABC News reports the judge will decide whether to free the pair from custody as the case moves forward. No ruling has been announced yet, and the underlying UK charges — which the Tates have long denied — have not been tried in any court.
The Tate brothers, who built a massive online following through combative commentary and self-styled "success" content, have faced legal scrutiny on multiple continents in recent years, including a separate criminal case in Romania. This latest hearing concerns only the narrower question of bond during extradition proceedings, not guilt or innocence on the underlying allegations.
We'll update this story once the judge issues a decision. As always: the charges are allegations, not convictions, and we'll say so plainly until a court says otherwise.
— Compiled from reporting by ABC News.
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