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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will fight extradition to the UK, where they face charges of rape and sex trafficking.
The social media influencers’ lawyer Joseph McBride also said that their arrest in Miami was politically motivated – but did not explain why.
The Tates were arrested on Saturday and appeared in federal court on Monday. They are now being held in federal detention.
A US district judge will decide whether they meet the conditions for extradition, with US Magistrate Lauren Louis setting another hearing for 27 July.
In court documents unsealed on Monday, US prosecutors described allegations against the brothers from three UK complainants.
One woman accused Tristan Tate of rape and assault during a long-term relationship with him beginning in 2012, including when she was unconscious. She said that she reported him to UK authorities multiple times.
Tristan, left, and Andrew Tate, pictured in Romania in 2025 (AFP/Getty)
Two other women, one who met Andrew Tate through a webcam business and another through a dating app, accused him of rape and assault in 2014 and 2015.
The brothers wore tan jail uniforms and handcuffs during Monday's brief hearing. Neither said a word.
Mr McBride insisted that they should remain in the US.
“We are of course objecting to extradition because Andrew and Tristan are innocent," he said after the hearing.
“They’ve never done nothing wrong. They shouldn’t be extradited for crimes they did not commit.”
The brothers were surprised when they were arrested, Mr McBride said, adding that the attempt to have them extradited was politically motivated.
“There’s no question about it,” he told reporters.
In this courtroom sketch, Andrew and Tristan Tate appear with their attorneys before Judge Lauren Louis in Miami federal court (AP)
He suggested that the Tates' case “had a lot to do with” Sir Keir Starmer's decision to step down as prime minister, without providing any details, and said that it was no coincidence that the brothers were arrested after meeting “friends in Washington, D.C.”.
“We went to see our Congress people in D.C. and now we’re getting arrested. This feels political,” Mr McBride said.
He didn't specify who the pair met with or what was discussed.
UK prosecutors in Britain said the new charges relate to four new complainants and were brought after authorities received evidence from Bedfordshire Police in southeastern England.
The allegations, spanning 2010 to 2017, include rape, assault, trafficking and offences relating to “indecent images of a child and extreme pornography”.
McBride said none of the latest accusers have been identified, adding: “We'd like to know who’s accused Andrew and Tristan of what.”
Joseph McBride (C), lead counsel for Andrew and Tristan Tate, along with Justin Waller (L), a friend of the brothers, and Thomas Maniotis (R), co-counsel, exit the C. Clyde Atkins United States Courthouse (Getty)
The brothers are already charged with rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain relating to three other alleged victims in the UK between 2012 and 2015.
The new allegations are the latest in a long-running international legal saga involving the Tates that has spanned the US, Britain and Romania. The brothers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
The dual U.S. and British citizens moved to Romania in 2016. They were arrested there in 2022, accused of participating in schemes to lure women for sexual exploitation. They denied those allegations and the Romanian case hasn't gone forward because of legal and procedural problems.
In 2025, they were allowed to leave Romania and flew to Florida.
The former professional kickboxers have millions of followers on social media and are vocal supporters of President Donald Trump.
Andrew Tate, 39, first became known a decade ago when he was a contestant on Big Brother. He was booted from the show when a video appeared to show him assaulting a woman.
He has amassed over 10 million followers on X but has been banned from other platforms for violating hate speech guidelines, including YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.
He has made widely condemned comments, such as saying women who are sexually assaulted should bear some responsibility for the attacks, and sharing graphic descriptions of how he might attack women.
The Tate brothers have consistently denied allegations of abuse and human trafficking, claiming their violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.