British Activist Tommy Robinson Not Granted Visa in Time for Washington Visit

Activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, leaves the Old Bailey after his contempt of court charge was referred to the Attorney General, in London on Oct. 23, 2018. Reuters/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

Right wing British activist Tommy Robinson has not been granted a U.S. visa to meet with Republican lawmakers in Washington this week, an organizer of the meeting said on Nov. 12.

Robinson is the founder of the English Defence League, or EDL, which in the past has staged violent demonstrations against Islam. Robinson has left the group and now distances himself from it.