Neil Young has speculated that he might be barred from returning to the US due to his negative comments about Donald Trump.
Young will be touring with his new band the chrome hearts this summer, with US dates planned for this summer. He wrote on his Neil Young Archives website, "If I talk about Donald J. Trump, I may be one of those returning to America who is barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor with an aluminum blanket. That is happening all the time now. Countries have new advice for those returning to America."
He continued, "If you say anything bad about Trump or his administration, you may be barred from re-entering USA if you are Canadian. If you are a dual citizen like me, who knows? We'll all find that out together."
He went on to call Trump "the worst president in the history of our great country," while also noting, "I love America and its people and its music and its culture," and pointing out the importance of freedom of speech and the importance of being able to speak out against the government.
In recent weeks, there have been various reports of people being "detained" — essentially kidnapped — by ICE and held without trial, seemingly because of their political beliefs.
Young's next US show is August 8 in Charlotte, NC. He will leave an reenter the US a few times after that, as he crosses in Canada for shows in Toronto and Vancouver.