Andrew Tate has alleged that conditions at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Miami have deteriorated significantly, claiming he has been denied hot water and air conditioning and is dealing with a severe roach infestation.
Tate said he is taking legal action over what he described as worsening conditions while he and his brother Tristan remain in Miami custody as they fight extradition to the UK.
Andrew Tate Claims Conditions At FDC Miami Were Downgraded
In a statement shared on X, Tate said he had spent 61 days in the Special Housing Unit (SHU), which he described as a punitive unit for inmates who attack other prisoners or guards.
“Despite spending 61 days in the SHU, the punitive unit for inmates who attack other prisoners and guards, I have once again had my conditions downgraded,” Tate said.
He claimed that he had been kept in punitive housing for longer than some other inmates.
“Since the time I have come into this jail I have been forced to endure punitive housing. During my time here, I have watched men come and go, men who have stabbed other inmates,” he said.
“These men are only forced to stay in these cells for 7 days until rereleased to general population.”
Tate said he was subsequently moved to another cell within the same unit, which he described as being in worse condition.
“I no longer have hot water of any kind. I no longer have air conditioning of any kind. I have a serious roach infestation, with 10/15 visible roaches on the ceiling and walls at any one time no matter how many I kill. I have stone-cold water and filth. That’s it. NOTHING else,” he said.
Tate Says He Is Taking Legal Action
Tate also claimed that his conditions were substantially worse than those experienced by other prisoners.
“Not only am I in jail, I have been downgraded by 95% from what normal prisoners receive,” he said.
He said he had prepared a package for his legal and public relations teams containing what he described as details of problems inside the facility.
“I have prepared a package, currently with my legal and PR teams, of every single infraction I have witnessed in this facility. The corruption, the lack of recreation, the filth, the unsanitary conditions.”
Tate also asked people who had previously complained about the facility to contact his legal team.
“I understand they have tortured thousands of people, and all of them were not even treated as badly as I am being treated. There is no ambiguity here – what is happening to me is against the law,” he said.
“There is absolutely no reason for FDC to be treating men this way, whether they are American citizens or otherwise. They are deliberately torturing me.”
Andrew And Tristan Tate Remain In Miami Custody
Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami on July 18 after US authorities received a UK request connected to additional charges. The brothers deny wrongdoing and are fighting extradition to Britain.
A US court filing dated September 9 confirmed that their request for release had been denied, according to the report.
Andrew Tate also compared his current detention conditions with his previous detention in Romania.
“The Romanians treated me better than this,” he said, referring to his detention there in 2023.
He ended his statement by saying, “I would never kill myself.”
Previous Reports On FDC Miami Conditions
Human Rights Watch reported in July 2025 that people held at FDC Miami had described overcrowding, unsanitary conditions and degrading treatment.
Those findings related to detainees interviewed for that report and do not independently establish the specific conditions Tate has described.
Tate’s allegations about his current detention conditions have not been independently confirmed in the material provided.
