Posted on 04/09/2025 5:14:48 PM PDT by Libloather
A Duke star hoops player may face deportation because of a State Department ruling on South Sudanese visa holders — put into place right before the team lost its Final Four heartbreaking game against Houston.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on social media Saturday that he is “taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders,” which would include Duke University’s starting freshman center, Khaman Maluach.
Maluach, who was born in South Sudan, concluded his freshman season with the Blue Devils’ stunning loss to Houston on Saturday night.
Rubio claimed the restriction was “due to the failure of South Sudan’s transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner,” meaning the African nation has not said it will take back its migrants booted from the US within a certain time frame.
Maluach declined to speak with reporters after his team’s devastating loss Saturday.
Duke University spokesman Frank Tramble said the school is “looking into the situation and working expeditiously to understand the implications for Duke students.”
A State Department rep told USA TODAY that the decision would “impact all those who have a US visa in a South Sudanese passport and anyone with a South Sudanese passport who is applying for a US visa.
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Rubio needs a provision to include immigrants that have a sponsor who
Is physically and fiscally responsible for their wellbeing.
Nice to see this administration actually getting things done regardless of whose feelings get hurt! 👍🏻👍🏻
Literally don’t care.
I am more concerned about American citizens than privileged foreigners. Big deal he can play a game, I worry more about the American who lost a chance to get go to college because Duke decided they would rather give that spot away to a foreigner.
To me this is like telling your child to starve, I like the neighbor’s kid more than you.
Nope, America first means just that. Once we are taking care of our own family again maybe then we can look into that.
Hard cases make bad law. This individuals case can be adjudicated according to the law and the administrations interpretation thereof.
But to cry foul over the 0.00001% exception is begging for bad law.
I don’t care what happens to this individual. I care what happens to this country.
Fat, ugly, self loathing leftist alert.
Why? Do we not have enough people in America willing to get paid to play fetch that we have to import them?
I am still asking this question: how can a country refuse entry (or re-entry) to their own citizens?
Please, somebody mansplain this to me!
Yes!
Nope. Kick them all out.
He can play in Africa, see ya.
Bye.
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