Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are facing serious charges including human trafficking in Romania, have been granted permission to leave the country. Romanian authorities approved their request to modify travel restrictions, allowing them to depart while their legal proceedings continue.
On Thursday, Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, announced that prosecutors had lifted the ban preventing the Tate brothers from traveling abroad. However, judicial controls remain in place, requiring them to appear before Romanian authorities whenever summoned.
“The defendants have been warned that deliberately violating these obligations may result in judicial control being replaced with a stricter deprivation of liberty measure,” DIICOT stated.
According to reports from the BBC, the Tate brothers are expected to board a private jet bound for Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Although they grew up in the United Kingdom, both Andrew, 38, and Tristan, 36, hold U.S. citizenship through their late father.
The timing of this decision has sparked speculation, as it follows reports that U.S. officials had intervened on their behalf.
Last month, The Financial Times reported that the Trump administration had pressured Romanian authorities to lift the travel restrictions on the Tate brothers.
Sources familiar with the matter claimed that U.S. officials first raised the case during a call with Romanian authorities, followed by a meeting between former Trump administration official Richard Grenell and Romania’s foreign minister at the Munich Security Conference.
A separate source alleged that a direct request had been made to return the brothers’ passports and allow them to travel while their case is ongoing.
Despite these developments, Andrew Tate also faces additional legal troubles in Britain, where he is accused of sexual misconduct. A Romanian court has ruled that he can be extradited to the U.K. once his case in Romania concludes.
Throughout their legal battle, the Tate brothers have consistently denied all charges against them. They claim they are victims of a coordinated effort by global elites seeking to silence them due to their controversial views on gender dynamics and societal issues.
Andrew Tate has frequently used social media to voice his opinions. In a recent post, he suggested that women’s loyalty is conditional, writing:
Female “loyalty” means nothing.
— Andrew Tate (@Cobratate) February 24, 2025
You’re paying her bills.
Of course she’s “loyal”.
Stop paying her bills and see how quickly her “feelings” change.
“Female ‘loyalty’ means nothing. You’re paying her bills. Of course she’s ‘loyal.’ Stop paying her bills and see how quickly her ‘feelings’ change.”
Despite their newfound ability to travel, the brothers have yet to issue a public statement regarding the latest ruling.