Andrew and Tristan Tate have lost their bid for release from a Florida prison as they try to fight their extradition to Britain - where they are wanted on rape charges.
Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 38, were arrested in Miami on 18 July after the UK requested their extradition to face allegations of rape, assault and facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.
Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis denied bail for the social media influencers following a hearing last month in Miami federal court.
Both Tate brothers, who have dual US and British citizenship, have denied any wrongdoing.
The former professional kickboxers, who have millions of followers on social media, claim their online personas are characters and not their true personalities.
Prosecutors told the court on Wednesday that there was a strong presumption in favour of detaining defendants who are being held in international extradition cases.
They also cited the British authorities' allegations in which they face charges relating to four alleged victims between July 2010 and August 2017.
The pair previously faced rape and human trafficking charges in the UK related to three alleged victims, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
A British judge issued a warrant for their arrests in 2024, but they have not appeared in British court to enter a plea to those charges.
The UK is seeking to extradite the brothers to face both sets of charges.
The prosecutors also pointed to allegations by authorities in Romania, where the brothers face human trafficking allegations.
The brothers' defence lawyers said in court filings there was no need to keep them behind bars during the extradition process because their "extraordinary public visibility" would make it difficult for them to flee, arguing the brothers had regularly appeared in court in Romania.
"The Tates' compliance record is clear and convincing evidence they are not a danger to the community," the defence
lawyers wrote.
The defence lawyers proposed that Judge Louis release them on the conditions they pay money to the court, know as posting bond, as well as surrendering their passports and submiting to location monitoring.
However, that request was denied.
The legal process for determining whether the Tate brothers may be extradited could take months.
Britain has until 16 September to submit its full extradition request to the State Department, US court records show.
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