US EditionThe US will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in violence against Christians
The U.S. will deny visas to Nigerians and family members involved in religious persecution, citing over 7,000 Christian deaths in 2025, under a new immigration policy.
- 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 for Nigerians Carrying Out Anti-Christian Violence: Rubio
The United States will restrict access to American visas for Nigerians taking part in ongoing atrocities against Christians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday evening. “The United States is taking decisive action in response to the mass killings and violence against Christians by radical Islamic terrorists, Fulani ethnic militias, and other violent actors in Nigeria and beyond,” Rubio said. Boko Haram—which seeks to enforce i…
US rebukes radical Islam amid 'atrocities' against Christians in Nigeria, plans visa curbs
US State Secretary Marco Rubio on Wednesday cautioned that the ambition of radical Islam to “control more territories and people” poses an “imminent threat” to global security. His statement came amid reports of atrocities and ‘mass killings’ of Christians by radical Islamic terrorists, Fulani ethnic militias, and others in Nigeria. Rubio said that the United States will move to limit visas for individuals who “direct, authorise, fund or support…
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He also said that the US will restrict visas for those who 'direct, authorize, fund or support violence against Christians' in Nigeria and around the world.
US to restrict visas of those responsible for anti-Christian violence
The U.S. will impose new visa restrictions on anyone accused of orchestrating or enabling religious violence against Christians abroad, the State Department announced Dec. 3 in… The post US to restrict visas of those responsible for anti-Christian violence appeared first on CatholicVote org.
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