It hasn't been a great last few days for Marxist political influencer Hasan Piker.First, as Fox News Digital reported exclusively last week, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) sent Piker an administrative subpoena seeking financial, logistical and communications records related to his March trip to Cuba as part of an investigation into whether he violated U.S.sanctions laws against doing business with the communist regime running the island nation.Then last night, during protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark, N.J., hecklers confronted Piker, calling him a "f---ing fraud, " "fake-a-- grifter" and "dog abuser," telling him, "Go back to the desktop." (Piker has denied allegations he trained his dog, Kaya, with a shock collar.)Now, Piker told his loyal following on the gaming platform Twitch that British authorities denied his Electronic Travel Authorization, or ETA, preventing him from traveling to the United Kingdom for a series of scheduled appearances, including events at SXSW London and the Oxford Union.
Approved U.S.travelers to the UK can enter the country with a simple Electronic Travel Authorization, which is easier to get then a formal visa."I've been banned from the UK," Piker told viewers.
"I've been to the UK on numerous occasions, and all of the things they're complaining about now are things I've said before."He went on to say, "It's f---ing ridiculous."HASAN PIKER DEFENDS PRO-COMMUNIST, ANTI-ICE SINGHAM NETWORK ACTIVISTS AS 'WONDERFUL PEOPLE'Hasan Piker speaks with an interviewer during a protest in New Jersey.(Michael Dorgan/Fox News Digital)Although Fox News Digital could not confirm Piker's claim, such a move by the UK would be significant because it would mark a potential red line that a Western government has drawn regarding the importation of extremist ideas and ideological movements that officials believe may contribute to social unrest, extremism or political violence.At the ta...