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Back in February, Yelle<\/a> announced a tour<\/a> to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The French electropop band has now canceled<\/a> the North American leg of the tour, citing the \u201ccurrent political climate in the US, especially in regard to immigration and freedom of speech.\u201d The group also said that \u201cthe overall costs of this tour are becoming barely possible to balance and it is putting a great financial burden on us.\u201d See Yelle\u2019s statement and updated tour itinerary below.<\/p>\n Yelle join a growing list of international acts who have had a more difficult time performing in the United States since President Donald J. Trump returned to office in January. Members of the British punk band U.K. Subs, for example, said<\/a> they were denied entry to the United States, apparently due to incorrect visas and also undisclosed reasons. The band\u2019s bassist, Alvin Gibbs, speculated<\/a> that his \u201cregular and less than flattering public pronouncements regarding [Trump] and his administration were a factor\u201d in his denial into the country.<\/p>\n Additionally, Bells Larsen, a trans singer-songwriter based in Montreal, said<\/a> he was canceling a tour because he could not apply for a visa due to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services\u2019 new policies<\/a> that do not recognize transgender identities. FKA twigs also had visa issues<\/a> (that she has since resolved), and Grzegorz Kwiatkowski of the Polish rock band Trupa Trupa told NPR<\/a> in the spring that he and his band had to miss out on performance opportunities due to visa delays. The Trump administration has also revoked visas from members of the Mexican bands Grupo Firme<\/a> and Los Alegres del Barranco<\/a> and the British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan<\/a>.<\/p>\n