Content Warning: This article discusses allegations of sexual assault, rape and human trafficking.
Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate asked a federal judge to grant them bail while they continued fighting extradition to the United Kingdom.
The brothers filed a petition Wednesday seeking immediate release on bond. They remained in federal custody while the court considered whether to send them to the U.K. to face criminal charges.
Andrew and Tristan Tate seek bail while fighting extradition to the U.K.
The Tate brothers argued that prosecutors had not shown they posed a flight risk or danger to the community.
According to the filing, Andrew and Tristan pointed to their lack of criminal history in the United States. They also cited their conduct during legal proceedings in Romania, where they said they followed court-imposed release conditions.
As per TMZ, their attorneys challenged the usual presumption against bail in extradition cases. They argued that courts had relied on an incorrect interpretation of a 123-year-old Supreme Court ruling.
The defense proposed alternatives such as electronic monitoring or home detention to ensure the brothers attended future proceedings.
Authorities arrested Andrew and Tristan in Miami on July 18 under provisional warrants requested by the United Kingdom.
British prosecutors accused the brothers of rape, sexual assault, human trafficking and other alleged sex crimes involving conduct between 2010 and 2017.
The Crown Prosecution Service also announced 32 additional charges against Andrew. Those allegations included rape, trafficking for sexual exploitation, assault and offenses involving indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.
Tristan faced six additional charges, including rape, sexual assault and trafficking for sexual exploitation.
Both brothers denied all allegations against them.
Their latest bail petition also focused on their detention conditions. Their attorneys said authorities had held them in the Special Housing Unit at the Federal Detention Center in Miami since their arrests.
The defense claimed the brothers received limited recreation, one phone call per month, no television access and restricted commissary privileges.
The petition further argued that the brothers had previously traveled internationally without fleeing and that authorities did not need to arrest them urgently in the United States.
The U.K. formally submitted its extradition request on October 5. The court had not yet scheduled an extradition hearing.
For now, Andrew and Tristan remained in custody while seeking release ahead of the court’s decision.
