By The Daily Caller (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-30 00:21:12 | Updated at 2026-09-25 08:22:11
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The former Navy SEAL who says he killed Osama bin Laden torched the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for celebrating the removal of a British internet personality.
Robert J. O’Neill fired back at the agency in a reply to its own promotional post about the case, according to his account on X. “You are a result of 9/11. The 25 year anniversary is here. You’re bragging about arresting a flaming influencer after letting in millions of illegals. Your whole department is a joke,” O’Neill wrote. (RELATED: Did Laura Loomer Get Milo Yiannopoulos Deported?)
His rebuke landed on a post in which DHS trumpeted its handling of far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. The agency said Yiannopoulos entered the country legally on May 14, 2019, then remained past his authorization, according to its statement on X. “He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws,” the department said on X.
You are a result of 9/11. The 25 year anniversary is here. You’re bragging about arresting a flaming influencer after letting in millions of illegals. Your whole department is a joke. https://t.co/ieuULSz5sy
— Robert J. O'Neill (@mchooyah) August 28, 2026Federal agents took Yiannopoulos into custody on Aug. 27 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana, according to DHS. An immigration judge had signed a final removal order on July 22 after he skipped his hearing, the agency said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flew him back to the United Kingdom on Friday, according to Reuters.
Yiannopoulos, 41, built his profile as a Breitbart editor and later worked with rapper Ye, according to Reuters. He had pushed for tougher enforcement than the Trump administration itself has delivered, including ICE checkpoints at supermarket entrances.
DHS used the case to market its voluntary departure program, offering people in the country illegally $3,000 and a plane ticket home, according to its statement. “Being in detention is a choice,” the department wrote on X.
O’Neill has long claimed he fired the fatal shots during the 2011 raid on bin Laden’s compound, a claim disputed by former special operations officials. He sued the hosts of the Antihero podcast for $25 million in November over their challenges to his account, according to Military.com.
Immigration arrests at airports have climbed, and the administration has publicized high-profile cases to encourage illegal immigrants to self-deport.
