Milo and Oh, This?
Written by Eric Mysura September 8, 2026 for Immigration Made Easier
Occasionally you hear of a story that makes you grimace so hard you cheeks are sore. A journey down an internet rabbit hole is one of my favorite pastimes that result in instant regerts. Curious about the recent Milo Yiannopoulos deportation my algorithms lead me to his Piers Morgan Uncensored interview and his article from the Spectator . Was my curiosity satiated? No. Now, I would never be so presumptuous as to say someone’s story sounds misleading, but I do have questions.
The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect
The great novelist and author of the 13th Warrior, Michael Chriton coined the term Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect in his Talk “Why Speculate?” at the International Leadership Forum, La Jolla (April 26, 2002).
“Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect works as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray’s case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward-reversing cause and effect. I call these the “wet streets cause rain” stories. Paper’s full of them. In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story-and then turn the page to national or international affairs, and read with renewed interest as if the rest of the newspaper was somehow more accurate about far-off Palestine than it was about the story you just read. You turn the page, and forget what you know.”
Believing this to be generally true, I will use this opportunity to enlighten novices on few topics.
What did had happen was?
Milo’s immigration status was not quite clear from anyone reporting on the subject.
Taken for granted that DHS’s twitter post had factual however incomplete information; DHS alleges 1) Milo entered legally and 2) He had immigration hearing that he failed to attend. DHS also states “He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws” – this sounds sneaky to me. When you use the word “overstay” you are asking the reader to assume that he overstayed his visa but not explicitly saying he overstayed his visa makes me think that that issue is under some controversy. Also, when DHS says entered legally you assume visa but lawful permanent residents also enter legally. Clever Girl.
In the Piers Morgan interview Milo states a number of things but vaguely enough to also entice assumptions. Milo says that he was a greencard holder and that he married an American in 2017 before his last O-1 visa expired (which he assumed to be 2019). Milo states both in his article and the interview that his work permit has been canceled without notice. Work Permits are not greencards. And if you have a greencard why doth you need a work permit? Clever Girl.
We are fortunate that Piers Morgan had some experience with US immigration because he asked a few really good questions that other interviewers would not have asked.
· Question: Is your greencard still valid? Answer: No, the cancelled it without telling me?
So, they cancelled both your greencard and work permit without notice? Are the two being conflated mistakenly?
· Question: When [was your greencard cancelled]? Answer: That I don’t know.
· Question: What period of time could that have been cancelled? Answer: Well. It must’ve been cancelled sometime in the last year
· Question: I presume you traveled to and from America? Answer: I happen not to in the last year
· Question: When’s the last time you entered America? Answer: probably two years ago?
· Question: And you came from where? Answer: Not here, probably Europe? Possibly Hungary?
· Question: You entered not using your O-1 visa but using your greencard? Answer: Right
· Question: Right? And You were allowed in? Answer: Yes
I include quite a bit of the exchange because our boy, P-money cooks right here. But Milo takes a passive tone, almost confused – which gives him plausible deniability that he just misspoke. Cleverer Girl.
The other half of the story sounds very plausible. When a person does not attend their immigration hearing the immigration judge can order removal in abstentia. Milo states that the notices for his immigration hearing were sent to an address he had 10 years ago. Looking at the timeline that would probably be his last address of record for the O-1 prior to his marriage and adjustment. He also states that he has received mail at more recent addresses from the same agency. Here’s where the mind wanders for potential flim-flamery, were the more recent notices for the same application or were there separate multiple applications with different addresses and potentially different Attorneys of Record?
Curiouser and Curiouser. In my opinion I believe that there were hiccups in at least one of the applications filed by or for Milo and its one of those unsuccessful application left ignored that ultimately led to Milo’s departure from the United States.
What can the Normals learn from this?
AR-11, the form. Not an ArmaLite rifle
The USCIS policy manual states: “All aliens in the United States (except A and G visa holders and visa waiver visitors) have a legal requirement to report a change of address to USCIS within 10 days of moving, regardless of whether they have a pending benefit request.” “Aliens who have pending applications, petitions, or other benefit requests should notify USCIS as soon as possible of an address change (and no later than 10 days after they move) to help ensure they receive correspondence and benefits in a timely manner.” and “USCIS does not update the requestor’s address outside of a specific request to change the requestor’s address. For example, if the address listed for the requestor in a service request (such as a case status inquiry) is different from the address listed in USCIS case management systems, USCIS continues to use the address in USCIS case management systems as the address of record until the requestor specifically submits a change of address request.”
When an intending immigrant presents and application to DHS, each application is treated individually. USCIS can see other applications filed by the same immigrant but it is not presumed that the most recent application updates the address of previous applications. It is also not presumed that an Attorney of Record on one case will be the Attorney of Record on all other cases.
A similar matter came to the BIA (Board of Immigration Appeals) very recently and was just decided a nanosecond ago. In the Matter of DIJI, 30 I&N Dec. 1 (BIA 2026) (en banc) overruled a 25 year old precedent stating “(1) When mailing a notice to appear by regular mail, the Department of Homeland Security can rely on the most recent address the alien has provided. (2) For purposes of an in absentia removal proceeding, written notice of the proceedings is sufficient if mailed to the most recent address the alien provided, which includes an address the alien provided before the issuance of the notice to appear.”
So kids, make sure your address is updated on all of your applications and check your mail regularly because quarter will not be given.
Greencards - 2 and 10 year flavors
Milo stated that he had a 2 year greencard that he renewed for another 2 years. Me thinks he misspoke. Your modern typical greencard has an expiration date of 10 years. Now that means the document expires but it does not mean your Lawful Permanent Residence has also expired (just your proof of it). 2 year greencards exist, but they are known as “conditional greencards”. In most cases, a 2 year greencard is issued to a newly married immigrant where after 2 years the intending immigrant must petition to have those condition removed. To remove those conditions a demonstration that the marriage was done in good faith and evidence to support that conjecture is presented. While the removal of conditions is pending the document is extended [by means of a supplementary notice] pending review. One removes the conditions on 2 year greencard, or one renews a 10 year greencard [document].
Work Permits as Concept
An EAD, Employment Authorization Document or colloquially a Work Permit is a document that allows a Foreign National to work in the United States. It always accompanies an underlying application which would allow the Foreign National to work. For example; If someone applies for DACA and gets approved, a work permit follows the term of the DACA. When that applicant applies to renew their DACA they apply to renew their Employment authorization as well because they are allowed to work under DACA. A raw work permit does not exist. Additionally, if you have a greencard you are a lawful permanent resident (even a 2-year one) and you no longer need an Employment Authorization Document. So, riddle me this: If I have a [2 year] greencard, how is it my work permit has been cancelled without a word? Am I being coy?
The night is long and full of terrors and have grown tired. Please excuse any spelling or grammatical errors - I’ll get to it later.
