Andrew and Tristan Tate return to Romania after weeks in the US

Their return to Romania comes nearly a month after a travel ban imposed on the brothers was lifted, after which they flew on a private jet to the US, landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Andrew Tate gestures, next to his brother, Tristan, outside the Bucharest Tribunal in Bucharest, in January (Vadim Ghirda/AP)

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were travelling on Friday from the US to Romania, where they face charges of human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

The Tates, who are dual US and British citizens, were arrested in Romania in late 2022 and formally indicted last year on charges that they participated in a criminal ring that lured women to Romania, where they were allegedly sexually exploited.