The Home Office has blocked far-right Colombia-born MAGA agitator Valentina Gomez from entering the UK. 

The move came after backlash over Gomez reportedly being granted a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), with many pointing to a double standard compared to how Kanye West was treated.

Gomez, known for her incendiary remarks about Muslims and minorities, was meant to appear at far-right Tommy Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” rally in London this May.

But on Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood revoked Gomez’s travel authorisation, stating her presence “would not be conducive to the public good.”

A source close to Mahmood told The Guardian: “While we recognise the democratic right that people must be free to peacefully express their views, this does not include promoting hatred and extremist views.”

This happened to Kanye West, who was barred from travelling to the UK after backlash over past antisemitic comments. Similar rulings have also been passed on Muslim figures.

Gomez responded to the ban by saying on X: “I’m coming to England on a boat. They can try to ban me, but they cannot ban the TRUTH. See you on May 16th”

Pressure to act

Gomez — herself a Colombian immigrant to the US — spoke at a similar event organised by Robinson in September.

Critics noted that the rally appeared less a celebration of British identity and more a platform for a hotchpotch of random far-right figures who had little knowledge of Britain but shared hostility toward Islam and Muslims.

Gomez’s attention-seeking social media posts have included burning a copy of the Quran with a flamethrower and a mock execution of a hooded immigrant effigy.

She appears to be unpopular even in the US, where she has complained that recently the Texas Republicans have barred her from party events.

The Muslim Council of Britain had written to the Home Secretary saying that allowing Gomez entry will show “clear double standards in how freedom of speech is applied.”

“Others have been denied entry to the UK for rhetoric directed at different faith groups. The inconsistency raises serious concerns about whose speech is deemed unacceptable and whose is permitted,” said the letter. 

“Allowing Valentina Gomez access to the UK in order to speak on such a public platform grants her legitimacy and sends a troubling message about the selective application of Home Office standards.” 

MP Ayoub Khan also raised the issue on X, warning that the government would “show how hypocritical they are” if they fail to act, given the banning of West. 

Another MP, Adnan Hussain, also wrote a letter to the Home Secretary, urging her to “review decision to allow Valentina Gomez entry into UK to spew her hatred towards Britain’s Muslim community.”