US EditionNigeria’s Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka says his US visa was revoked
The US consulate revoked Soyinka's visa citing undisclosed reasons after his outspoken criticism of former President Trump, affecting a 91-year-old Nobel laureate.
- Wole Soyinka stated that his U.S. non-resident visa was revoked, possibly due to his criticism of President Donald Trump.
- The U.S. Consulate cited "additional information" as the reason for the visa revocation but did not specify this information.
- Soyinka, who is a Nobel Prize winner, expressed that he was not interested in reapplying for a visa.
- This event highlights ongoing U.S. immigration policy changes affecting visa holders, particularly from African nations.
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Nigeria's 91-year-old Nobel laureate says his visa was revoked after criticizing Trump
Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S. President Donald Trump. The Nigerian author, 91, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, becoming the first African to do so. Speaking to the press on Tuesday, Soyinka said he believed it had little to do with him and was instead a product of the …
Speaking to journalists in Lagos, the 1986 Nobel Prize laureate suggested that this decision could be linked to his criticism of US President Donald Trump.
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Wole Soyinka also said that the US visa revocation may be because of his recent comments on Donald Trump when he called him the ‘white version of Idi Amin’.
Nigeria’s Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says U.S. visa was revoked after Trump criticism
Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S. President Donald Trump.
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