Australia Cancels Kanye West’s Visa Over Nazi-Themed Song, Citing Promotion of Bigotry

The Australian government has cancelled the visa of American rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, following the emergence of a controversial song titled “Heil Hitler”, which has drawn condemnation for promoting Nazi ideology.

The track, which surfaced in May, followed a series of antisemitic statements by West on social media, where he had previously posted, “I love Hitler” and “I’m a Nazi” on platform X.

Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Australia’s Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke, confirmed that the nature of the song prompted immigration authorities to review the rapper’s visa status.

“It was a lower-level visa and the officials still looked at the law and said, ‘You’re going to have a song and promote that sort of Nazism, we don’t need that in Australia,’” Burke said.

He added, “We have enough problems in this country already without deliberately importing bigotry.”

Although West has family connections to Australia through his wife, architect Bianca Censori, and has visited the country several times in the past, the minister’s office did not provide specific details on when the visa was cancelled.

The move reflects Australia’s firm position on restricting entry to individuals linked to inflammatory rhetoric. Just last month, the country refused entry to pro-Israel influencer Hillel Fuld, and in October, it blocked U.S. political commentator Candace Owens.