Tommy Robinson has been arrested in Canada for an alleged immigration offence

Tommy Robinson was arrested in Canada on suspicion of an immigration offense after speaking at an event in Calgary. The right-wing figure was detained on Monday before being released after being ordered to stay in the country and surrender his passport, he said.

Pictures posted online show him handcuffed and led into the back of a waiting car.

A man who appeared to be a plainclothes police officer told him he was being arrested on an immigration warrant.

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Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, said on X, ex-Twitter: “None of this makes sense, I am now detained in Calgary, prevented from leaving the city, these conditions prevent me from continuing my tour of Canada and to meet with podcast guests.

“I’m not even allowed to leave to travel home.”

The 41-year-old had been scheduled to speak in three Canadian cities by a channel called Rebel News.

Rebel News’ Ezra Levant appealed to X for donations to cover Robinson’s legal fees.