MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) 鈥� Ye, the U.S. rapper formerly known as , was recently stripped of an Australian visa after he released his single 鈥淗eil Hitler,鈥� a government minister said on Wednesday.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke revealed Ye has been traveling for years to Australia, where his wife of three years, , was born. Her family live in Melbourne.
Burke said 鈥淗eil Hitler,鈥� released in May, promoted Nazism. The song has been criticized as an antisemitic tribute to German dictator Adolf Hitler.
鈥淗e鈥檚 been coming to Australia for a long time. He鈥檚 got family here. And he鈥檚 made a lot of offensive comments that my officials looked at again once he released the 鈥橦eil Hitler鈥� song and he no longer has a valid visa in Australia,鈥� Burke told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
鈥淲e have enough problems in this country already without deliberately importing bigotry,鈥� Burke added.
Ye鈥檚 representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
Australia鈥檚 Migration Act sets security and character requirements for non-citizens to enter the country.
Australia鈥檚 largest cities, Sydney and , have seen a spate of antisemitic attacks since the war between Israel and began on Oct. 7, 2023.
Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press
