List of people barred or excluded from the United States

The following is a list of notable people who are, have been or were barred from entering the United States. The Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) handles deportation in the United States, often in conjunction with advice from the U.S. Department of State.[1] Such bans are often temporary, depending on the circumstances of each case, however, anyone previously deported or denaturalized is automatically barred from re-entering the United States without a waiver issued by the U.S. Department of State.

List
Individual Nationality Occupation Reason(s) for ban Ref(s).
Hamid Aboutalebi Iran Diplomat and envoy to the United Nations Played a role as a translator for the militants who stormed the American Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 American citizens hostage for 444 days [2]
Gerry Adams United Kingdom Politician, Irish republican president of Sinn Féin Refusing to renounce violence; was granted a limited (48-hour) visa in January 1994, and would visit the U.S. on several further occasions [3][4][5]
Lily Allen United Kingdom Musician Criminal conviction of assaulting a photographer in London in 2007, ban lifted in 2008 [6][7]
Shaun Attwood United Kingdom Former ecstasy distributor turned YouTuber After serving two years in Maricopa County Jail prior to sentencing, Attwood pleaded guilty for a sentence of nine and a half years, and served the balance of his sentence in the Arizona Department of Corrections. Banned from entering the United States for life following his return to the United Kingdom. [8][9]
Kurt Blome Germany Nazi microbiologist and scientist Involvement with human experimentation in Nazi Germany [10]
Shane Bunting
(a.k.a. Madchild)		 Canada Rapper Alleged links to the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, ban lifted in 2013 [11][12][13]
Hortensia Bussi de Allende Chile Former First Lady of Chile, widow of Salvador Allende Affiliation with Allende, barred from entering in 1983; died in 2009 [14]
Pete Doherty United Kingdom Singer Drug-related arrests and convictions in the United Kingdom; denied entry in June 2010 after spending 10 hours in detention in New York's JFK Airport, despite having a visa [15]
Daniel Dumile
(a.k.a. MF Doom)		 United Kingdom Rapper Born in London, Dumile lived in the United States for the majority of his life but never became a naturalized citizen. He was barred from reentry in 2010 upon attempting to return home from a European tour. [16][17]
Kyle Falconer United Kingdom Lead singer for The View. Drug-related conviction in the United Kingdom, ban lifted in 2011 [18]
Yusuf Islam
(a.k.a. Cat Stevens)		 United Kingdom Singer Apparent links to terrorism, ban lifted in December 2006 [19][20][21][22]
Nigella Lawson United Kingdom Chef, author and TV host of The Taste Drug-related convictions in the United Kingdom [23]
Diego Maradona Argentina Former soccer player and coach Various criminal convictions in Italy, Argentina, Croatia and other countries [24][25][26]
Nelson Mandela South Africa Revolutionary, later president of South Africa The ban was lifted in 2008 [27][28]
Liza Maza Philippines Activist, politician Accused the United States federal government of human rights violations, was due to testify at a tribunal in Washington, D.C. [29][30]
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey United Kingdom Irish republican activist Involvement with the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). [31]
Narendra Modi India Former Chief Minister of Gujarat and current Prime Minister of India Involvement in the 2002 Gujarat anti-Islamic riots, banned in 2005, ban lifted in 2014 due to diplomatic status per United Nations policy when elected head of government in India [32][33][34]
George O'Dowd
(a.k.a. Boy George)		 United Kingdom Singer and fashion designer Criminal convictions in the United States in 2006 and the United Kingdom in 2008, ban lifted in 2014 [35][36][37][38]
Alexi Ogando Dominican Republic Major League Baseball player (relief pitcher) Involvement in an immigration marriage fraud ring in the Dominican Republic in 2009; ban lifted in 2014 [39]
Pogo Australia Electronic music artist/producer Did not have necessary work visa [40]
Tariq Ramadan Switzerland Academic, educator and author (Western Muslims and the Future of Islam) Gave money to Hamas, ban was lifted in 2010 [41]
Tarek William Saab Venezuela Politician and lawyer Links with international terrorist organizations and subversive groups [42]
Martin Sellner Austria Neo-Nazi, Neue Rechte and Identitarian activist Links to the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand [43]
Carrie Symonds United Kingdom Partner of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, environmental activist Visiting Somaliland as an independent country, which the United States does not recognize (viewing it as part of Somalia). Applicants under the electronic system for travel authorisation (ESTA) visa waiver programme, which allows Britons to spend up to 90 days in the US, are asked whether they have visited Somalia since March 2011. [44][45]
Mark Thatcher United Kingdom Son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Criminal conviction relating to 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt [46]
Gerard Ungerman France Filmmaker Visa issues, ban lifted in 2011 [47]
Elisabeth Waldheim Austria Wife of Kurt Waldheim, former First Lady of Austria (1986–1992) Nazi affiliations and activities during World War II, deemed personae non gratae [48]
Kurt Waldheim Austria Diplomat and politician, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and President of Austria (1986–1992) Nazi affiliations and activities during World War II, deemed personae non gratae [48]
Amy Winehouse United Kingdom Singer Drug and assault convictions in the United Kingdom [49]
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon
(a.k.a. Tommy Robinson)		 United Kingdom Far-right activist Unclear [50]

See also

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