Canada has barred the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap from entering the country over what officials described as the band’s endorsement of terrorist organizations. Parliamentary secretary Vince Gasparro,

Kneecap have been barred from entering Canada, Vince Gasparro, the country’s parliamentary secretary for combating crime, announced in a video on social media today (September 19).

The group responded to Gasparro in a post on X, writing that his statements are "wholly untrue and deeply malicious".