US EditionThe US will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in violence against Christians
The U.S. State Department will deny visas to Nigerians involved in religious freedom violations amid rising violence that killed over 7,000 Christians in 2025, rights groups say.
- 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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Trump Admin Imposes Visa Curbs on Nigerians Accused of Anti-Christian Attacks
The U.S. State Department has announced new visa restrictions for Nigerians involved in or supporting religious freedom violations, a policy that may also extend to their immediate family members. The announcement comes as extremist groups and armed militias continue escalating attacks against Christian communities—violence that has resulted in thousands of deaths, widespread kidnappings, and the destruction of numerous churches.
Trump admin. restricts visas for Nigerians linked to anti-Christian violence, persecution
In response to mass killings and violent attacks against Christians in Nigeria, the U.S. Department of State announced that the United States will restrict visas for Nigerians who have participated in or supported violations of religious freedom, a restriction that could also apply to family members in some cases. #NigerianChristians #Trumpadministration #Christianpersecution #religiousdiscrimination #religiousfreedom
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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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