A US Department of Justice spokesperson said the arrests were "pursuant to extradition proceedings".
The UK and the US are parties to pact that allows the extradition of radical successful narration to alleged offences punishable nether laws successful some countries by astatine slightest 1 twelvemonth successful prison.
For a UK case, the CPS prepares a petition which is certified by a judge. The last petition is sent to beryllium considered by the Home Office, which past forwards the extradition petition to the applicable authorities done accustomed diplomatic channels.
The determination to judge the extradition petition is taken by the US State Department. The petition volition past beryllium considered by the US courts, with a last determination made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
A lawyer who represents the Tates, Joseph McBride, said connected X that the brothers person tribunal "first thing" connected Monday US time.
In a connection released aft the brothers' apprehension connected Saturday evening, McBride said "the satellite knows Andrew and Tristan are innocent".
"Their enemies cognize it champion of all. That is precisely wherefore they person been attacked," McBride continued, describing the caller UK charges arsenic a "political hit".
He said the caller charges were designed to antagonistic a defamation enactment filed by the brothers successful the US.
"We are assured that erstwhile a competent justice sees the facts, and erstwhile the Department of Justice confronts this egregious maltreatment of its ain authority, Andrew and Tristan Tate volition locomotion free. America does not bash Britain's governmental soiled work," helium continued.
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