New Zealand's Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk has overturned a visa refusal for the U.S. conservative commentator Candace Owens, citing “the importance of free speech.' Owens planned a speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand.
FILE - Candace Owens , director of urban engagement for Turning Point USA gestures as she speaks at the Convention of the Right, in Paris, Sept. 28, 2019. Owens is scheduled to speak at events in several Australia n cities and in Auckland, New Zealand , in February and March. But Australia ’s Immigration Minister Tony Burke barred her from that country in October, mentioning remarks in which she denied Nazi medical experimentation on Jews in concentration camps during World War II.
Owens appealed the decision to Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk, according to a statement by Penk’s office on Thursday. Penk, who is allowed discretion on visa decisions, granted Owens a visa “after considering representations made to him, including the importance of free speech,” the statement said.
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