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Only 1 member of Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap barred from entering Canada: Immigration Department

November 13, 2025
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Three men standing on an outdoor concert stage. From left to right: A man wearing a white jacket, black pants, a black and white keffiyeh scarf around his neck, a black ballcap and sunglasses; a man in a red jumpsuit stands centre stage with a green, white and green Irish flag ski mask over his head and face; another man wearing a white jacket, with black stripes on the sleeves, black pants and sunglasses.

The Immigration Department only took a decision to ban one member of the controversial Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap from entering Canada, it told CBC News, contradicting a public claim from a Liberal MP in September that none of them would be allowed in country.

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