"Three members of the pioneering British band UK Subs were detained and denied entry into the United States at LAX airport, according to a social media post by the band’s bassist, Alvin Gibbs. The situation meant only the group’s singer was able to perform at the LA Punk Invasion festival in Los Angeles.
“Some of you might have seen posts on UK Subs’ websites, which provide photos and video of a random line-up playing with Charlie at a Los Angeles Punk festival at the weekend. You might therefore be wondering ‘how come?’ Well, the truth is that Stefan, Marc and I were all denied entry into the USA,” Gibbs wrote in a Facebook post just after noon on March 19.
The festival took place March 15 at The Belasco and Mayan theatres. Gibbs was referring to band vocalist Charlie Harper, who according to his post, was the only band member allowed to enter the country. Fellow band members Marc Carrey and Stefan Häublein were also deported back home, according to the post.
According to his lengthy post, Gibbs thinks it could be his public criticism of Trump that got him denied from entering the country.
“There were two issues: 1) they said I didn’t have the right visa for entry and 2) there was another issue, which they wouldn’t disclose, both of which prevented me from being allowed into America — I’m now wondering if my regular and less than flattering public pronouncements regarding their president and his administration were a factor; or maybe that’s just me succumbing to paranoia.” he wrote on Facebook.
Gibbs said his phone and passport were taken and he was forced to spend 25 hours in a holding room with his bandmates and other detainees."
