Overview

• Parliamentary Secretary Vince Gasparro said the group was deemed inadmissible for amplifying political violence and showing support for Hezbollah and Hamas, which the band rejects.
• The ruling makes planned October concerts in Toronto and Vancouver untenable after the trio had already canceled a 15-date U.S. tour citing a London court date.
• Kneecap called the allegations "wholly untrue and deeply malicious," asserted that no member has ever been convicted, and reaffirmed its pro-Palestinian stance.
• Frontman Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Mo Chara) faces a terrorism charge in the U.K. over an alleged Hezbollah flag display and is due back at Westminster Magistrates' Court on September 26.
• Jewish advocacy groups including CIJA and B'nai Brith welcomed the move, while experts note Canadian immigration law allows entry refusals on public-safety grounds without a criminal conviction, typically reviewable only by judicial review.