Tommy Robinson claims he has been ‘arrested in Mexico’: EDL founder says he has been separated from his children and could be DEPORTED after being detained ‘on national security charges’
- Tommy Robinson was ‘arrested’ and faces deportation for national security
- 39-year-old shared clips to Telegram showing him ‘held’ in Cancun Airport
- Robinson claims he was separated from his children and detained at the border
Tommy Robinson has claimed he is being deported from Mexico for ‘national security reasons’ after he says he was arrested while on an Easter getaway with his family.
Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has shared footage of him allegedly being arrested at Cancun Airport while on a half term holiday with his three children.
In clips shared to Telegram the 39-year-old films an interaction between himself and a man purported to be an immigration officer, while also showing off the ‘holding cell’ he is said to be held in.
‘I have been arrested, separated from my kids and now I’m being deported as a matter of national security’, he explains.
In an interaction with Cancun Airport staff, Robinson is told the information about his arrest is ‘confidential’ but has come directly from the capital, Mexico City.
After saying he is a journalist and pleading his case, he adds: ‘I’ve never broken a law here. All I do at home is talk about Islam’.
Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has shared footage of him allegedly being arrested at Cancun Airport while on a half term holiday with his three children
Robinson, who claims he was separated from his three children, is reportedly being held in Cancun Airport (pictured)
Robinson, who tells his 157,000 followers he has travelled to Mexico three times and never committed a crime, questions the charges he is allegedly being deported on.
‘I’ve never caused a problem, landed for what is clearly a family holiday, and I’ve been arrested, detained and separated from my kids.
Several reports suggest Robinson will be sent back to England on Saturday, while he himself has said that his children’s mother is having to fly out to collect the kids.
MailOnline has approached Robinson for comment.
It’s not the first time the EDL co-founder has run into issues while abroad.
In 2020, it was widely reported that he had fled to Spain following an arson attack on his wife Jenna Vowles’ home.
Robinson said they had got places at local schools for his three children but was still ‘in the process’ of finding a permanent place for them to live.
He added: ‘I need my family to be away because they are not safe basically.’
But in a stunning u-turn, he later announced he would not be permanently moving to Spain because England ‘is my home’.
While he claims he has never committed a crime in Mexico, the far-right campaigner has faced prior convictions for violence, fraud and stalking in the UK.
In November 2013, Robinson pleaded guilty to fraud and was jailed for 18 months. He also has convictions for stalking, assault, using someone else’s passport, using threatening behaviour, and contempt of court.
Robinson, who tells his 157,000 followers he has travelled to Mexico three times and never committed a crime, questions the charges he is allegedly being deported on. Pictured outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court in August, 2021
Robinson is currently being pursued by creditors for an estimated £2million after he was ordered to compensate a Syrian schoolboy he wrongly accused of attacking a girl.
He declared bankruptcy during a High Court libel battle brought against him last year by teenage refugee Jamal Hijazi.
However, anti-racism campaigners have accused the convicted fraudster of ‘hiding millions’ to avoid paying the teenager.
Campaign group Hope Not Hate allege that Robinson has access to assets worth up to about £3million through property acquisitions, investments, donations and book sales.
Hope Not Hate’s chief executive Nick Lowles said: ‘Jamal Hijazi is a victim of Tommy Robinson’s vitriol, and it is important that Robinson is held to account.
‘It is wholly unjust that while his victim’s life has been turned upside down, Tommy Robinson carries on his life as before.
‘Tommy Robinson has to understand that there are real consequences to his hate. It is time to make him pay up and ensure that his victims get proper justice.’
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