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The U.S. implements visa restrictions under immigration law targeting Nigerians linked to over 7,000 Christian deaths in 2025 amid rising religious violence.
- The United States will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in violence against Christians in Nigeria.
- The policy applies to other governments or individuals engaged in violations of religious freedom and is in line with a new policy under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- Attacks in Nigeria have varying motives, including religiously motivated ones targeting Christians and Muslims, clashes between farmers and herders, communal rivalries, secessionist groups, and ethnic clashes.
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US to restrict visas of Nigerians responsible for violence against Christians
The US plans to restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in mass killings and violence against Christians, according to the State Department.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday visa restrictions against people from Nigeria and other countries, in response to massacres of Christians by violent groups such as Fulani militias and radical Islamist terrorists in that country. Read more]]>
The United States will restrict the issuance of visas to Nigerians who are linked to what Washington believes to be massacres of Christians in this country, the most populous of Africa, announced on Wednesday Foreign Minister Marco Rubio.
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