The far-right activist had hoped to speak in Washington DC tomorrow and meet with Republican members of Congress.
As revealed by Sun Online last month Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon – discussed plans to cash in on his new-found fame with a global speaking tour during his lavish Parliament lunch.
Robinson is on bail after being charged with contempt of court and has a string of previous convictions.
He was jailed in 2013 for using a passport in someone else’s name to travel to the US from Britain.
Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum who had organised the Washington event, said the far-right hot-head had recently applied for a visa at the US Embassy in London but now realises it “will take a while” for him to be allowed into the country.
He said the group was still hopeful Robinson would be granted a US visa at a later date.
The Middle East Forum, a controversial think-tank based in Philadelphia, has already given Robinson “five-figure” financial support for his legal defence, as well as organising London rallies and political lobbying.
They had arranged the event in Washington along with the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a California-based “school for political warfare” set up to defend conservative values from “attack by leftist and Islamist enemies.”
Some 55 MPs had written to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him not to allow Robinson to enter the US for a fundraising tour.
The cross-party group warned the ex-EDL leader would use any visit to “promote his violent and extremist agenda” and was expected to raise about £1.1m through speaking appearances.
A state department spokesperson said US law prohibited them from discussing individual visa cases and they could not speculate on whether someone may or may not be eligible for a visa.
They said: “Applications are refused if an applicant is found ineligible under the Immigration and Nationality Act or other provisions of US law.”
Heidi Beirich, deputy director of the Southern Poverty Law Centre, which monitors hate groups across the US, said the level of support for Robinson was "extraordinary".
She said: "I've never seen anything like this. It's not typical to have those kind of political officials advocating on behalf of people who take part in street fights and anti-Muslim rallies. It's a shock."
US president Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon – who once called Robinson the “f***ing backbone” of Britain – has also proposed including him in a new far-right populist group in Europe called The Movement.
Robinson is set to visit Australia next month alongside Gavin McInnes, the Canadian founder of the alt-right group Proud Boys.
The pair say they will appear in Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, the Gold Coast and Sydney between December 5 and December 16.
The tour, dubbed “The Deplorables”, is being organised by Penthouse magazine and follows controversial visits by right-wing figures Milo Yiannopoulos and Lauren Southern, both of which were marred by violence.
The controversial plans have sparked concerns Down Under over the threat of violence after some members of McInnes's Proud Boys group were filmed fighting with counter demonstrators in New York last month.
Australia's Anti-Defamation Commission chairman Dr Dvir Abramovich has urged the country's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton to deny Robinson a visa, saying his "race-baiting promotes religious bigotry".
Australia's Labor party immigration spokesman Shayne Neumann has meanwhile written to immigration minister David Coleman asking for Robinson's Canadian co-speaker McInnes to be barred from the country.
Last month Facebook banned the Proud Boys group from Facebook and Instagram.
They said: "We will take action against hate speech and hate organisations to keep our community safe."
A spokesman for British campaign group Hope Not Hate said: "Far right figures like Stephen Lennon and Gavin McInnes are building an international network.
"They're seeking new platforms to fundraise, get media attention and recruit supporters. Where they go, violence isn't far behind. Australia should keep this hate out."
They say the speaking tours will open up new sources of funding to the 35-year-old.
A spokesperson for the Department of Home Affairs in Australia declined to say whether visas for the pair would be rejected.
They said: "The Department does not comment on individual cases."
Last week PayPal banned Robinson from using its service.
Robinson said he had been told he did not fit within the company’s user guidelines and would never be able to use the platform again.
One ex-assistant to Robinson, who had access to his Stripe online payment processing account, claimed it contained £2million after his jailing and appeal, thanks to the donations that flooded in.
IN CONTEMPT: The trial that saw Tommy Robinson jailed
THE FORMER leader of far right group the English Defence League was jailed for 13 months after he risked derailing the trials.
Tommy Robinson went on Facebook and streamed an hour-long rant in which he named the defendants and all the charges they face.
His broadcast was in flagrant breach of the contempt of court ruling issued by the trial judge – and seriously risked prejudicing the trials.
The footage of the defendants as they entered Leeds Crown Court in May was viewed 250,000 times.
Trial judge Geoffrey Marson QC said the order in place was to ensure the integrity of the case.
Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – was arrested and later jailed but released in August on appeal.
His case was referred to the attorney general last month.
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