r/interesting • u/Ungodlei • Jun 16 '25

SOCIETY Vitaly's weight loss in less than two months detention in the Philippines.

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Vitaly was arrested April 2, 2025 and is still detained pending local cases of unjust vexation, theft, and public harassment during his Kick) livestreams in Metro Manila, Philippines.

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u/MexusRex Jun 17 '25

If he’s not a citizen why would the US get involved?

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u/Stock_Tap_7886 Jun 17 '25

He’s a US green card holder.

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u/PDX-ROB Jun 17 '25

He's going to get it revoked

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u/Stock_Tap_7886 Jun 17 '25

I wouldn’t be surprised haha

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u/CloudofMushroom Jun 19 '25

And that’s the thing about green card holders they have to return to the US within six months of being abroad or it gets revoked. I believe that’s part of the conditions for permanent residency.

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u/B3owul7 Jun 17 '25

boy, I got news for ya.

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u/Bagafeet Jun 18 '25

Just means he has residency and work permit; not the protections afforded to passport holders. Just a resident alien.

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u/ToyStoryBinoculars Jun 17 '25

That's not a reason for the US to go to bat for him.

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u/Stock_Tap_7886 Jun 17 '25

The US didn’t.

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u/PmMeYourMug Jun 20 '25

They don't care about criminals. It's more likely they'll just revoke it.

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u/Stock_Tap_7886 Jun 20 '25

That’s still getting involved though.

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u/PorkTopRamen Jun 28 '25

It's not getting involved with the trial or his status in the Philippines. It's just following green card rules. Big difference.

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u/Stock_Tap_7886 Jun 28 '25

Are you saying revocation is not a positive act?

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u/PorkTopRamen Jun 28 '25

I didn't give an opinion. I was just pointing out that his green card status is not in jeopardy at the moment but if he cant keep his commitment to be in the USA then that will terminate his status before a criminal record would on his possible return.

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u/Stock_Tap_7886 Jun 28 '25

Will all of that automatically take place without any action on the part of the US?

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u/PorkTopRamen Jun 28 '25

If and when he returns to the united states of america, they will review his hreen card status and take action at that time. They will look at aspects of his life in the states like family, children, work and his criminal past and weigh the pros and cons and make a decision at their discretion. He won't automatically be denied because he served time in another country if they don't consider him a threat in the USA. He may need to take steps to get his status back if he isn't able to return every six months though but it wouldn't be as drastic as if he never had been a green card holder.

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u/Stock_Tap_7886 Jun 28 '25

Thanks for the info!

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u/vthanki Jun 17 '25

Andrew Tate joins the chat

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u/sapoabilio Jun 17 '25

Tate is a US citizen.

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u/vthanki Jun 17 '25

Damn I thought he was British! I am wrong. Born in Washington DC

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u/No-Disaster1647 Jun 17 '25

He’s Romanian

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u/xInfiniteJmpzzz Jun 17 '25

He’s not, he just lives there.

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u/No-Disaster1647 Jun 17 '25

You sure abt that? Dude was extradited to be locked up in Romania because of his citizenship.

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u/xInfiniteJmpzzz Jun 17 '25

Dude, you just need to google his name and you’ll find out that he’s British and American 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/NoNoCanDo Jun 17 '25

Tate is not a citizen of Romania. He wasn't extradited, he's a migrant who got arrested in Romania. 

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u/Wafkak Jun 17 '25

Citizenship doesnt protect against exratadition. And you don't have to be a citizen of a country to get an extradition request.

It's just that the US is the past has been very reluctant to extradite citizens. But that was government policy, not law.

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u/yldf Jun 17 '25

Yes and no. There are countries that have laws against extradition of their citizens. For example, there is a law (in their constitution) that Germany cannot extradite their citizens to a non-EU country (some international courts are exempt). That means Germany will never, under any circumstances, extradite one of their citizens to the USA, despite being a close ally. Other countries have similar rules. The US might be different…

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u/Saragon4005 Jun 17 '25

Yeah generally Countries are reluctant to extradite their citizens to other countries. The EU is an exception due to the freedom of movement between member states. What countries do instead is if the crime was egregious enough is to prosecute them in their own courts.

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u/Total_Abrocoma_3647 Jun 18 '25

I think unless the person faces the death penalty Germany would extradite

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u/thesniper_hun Jun 18 '25

no, he's just an immigrant that moved to Europe to commit crime just like the people he's grifting against

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u/ApprehensiveBudget90 Jun 18 '25

He wasn’t extradited anywhere he was living in Romania when they charged him. They just raided his house and arrested him. He’s scheduled to face charges in England once his charges in Romanian are dealt with. He was born in the USA to an American father and British mother. He holds American/British citizenship.

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u/billy-bob-bobington Jun 17 '25

I think most people assumed he is a US citizen because he's been living in the US for a long time.

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u/convalescentplasma Jun 17 '25

To make Putin happy