Tate brothers request more commissary snacks while awaiting extradition hearing

Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are being held at the Miami Federal Detention Center, sent a handwritten note to their attorney on Aug. 19 expressing concern over the limited number of snack items they have received from the commissary in the past month. The note, posted by their lawyer on the social media platform X, said the brothers had been given 14 snack items in 32 days and that they had lost weight while awaiting a court hearing on extradition.

The twins face multiple criminal charges in the United States, the United Kingdom and Romania, including allegations of rape, human trafficking and other offenses. They were arrested in Miami on July 18 and are scheduled to appear in U.S. court to seek bail as they contest extradition to Britain.

Their lawyer, Joe McBride, said the brothers have had limited access to commissary items, noting that a single Snickers bar costs $0.95 at the facility. A detention-center spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

In a separate 28-page filing, the brothers’ attorneys acknowledged that the Tate brothers previously promoted a social-media brand that featured luxury goods and high-profile content, describing the venture as a performance intended to attract viewers and generate revenue.