Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan arrived in Florida last week from Romania, where they are facing charges of human trafficking, setting off a fervor of concern and anger – and a state-level criminal investigation.

The abrupt departure of Andrew and Tristan Tate, who had been held in Romania for two years, raised questions about whether the Trump administration had intervened.

T ALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s attorney general announced Tuesday that his office has opened a criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, days after they returned to the U.S. Read More: What to Know About the Tate Brothers’ Charges and the Reactions to Their Return to America

Speaking to the media outside Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida on Thursday ... told CNN that the brothers left Romania Thursday morning and flew to Florida.

Here’s what to know about the split reactions among conservatives to the repatriation of influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate—and the trafficking charges they face abroad.

Andrew Tate speaks at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb. 27, 2025. He said their case in Romania was "dismissed" in December 2024 and, because they have ...

"These guys have themselves publicly admitted to participating in what very much appears to be soliciting, trafficking, preying upon women around the world."