The United States government under President Donald Trump has reportedly revoked the visa of globally renowned scholar and Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, in a move that underscores the administration’s increasingly hardline stance on immigration and travel regulations.According to sources familiar with the matter, the decision is part of a broader tightening of visa protocols that has seen numerous international academics, artists, and public figures subjected to heightened scrutiny or outright bans.

The U.S. Department of State declined to comment directly on individual visa cases but reaffirmed that “all visa decisions are made in accordance with U.S. law and national security priorities.”Professor Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Prize winner in Literature, has long maintained academic and cultural ties with the United States, lecturing at various universities and participating in international dialogues on democracy, human rights, and governance.

His visa revocation has therefore sparked significant controversy both in Nigeria and among global literary and human rights communities.Observers link the action to President Trump’s broader immigration policies, which have included bans on travelers from several Muslim-majority countries, strict vetting procedures for visa applicants, and enhanced deportation measures.

A source close to US Consulate Office in Lagos told Uyo Infomedia that, “The administration has defended these policies as essential for ‘protecting American jobs and ensuring national security’, though critics argued they amount to an ideological and cultural isolationism unprecedented in recent history.Civil rights advocates around the world have condemned the move as emblematic of a climate of intolerance.

“When even a global icon like Wole Soyinka becomes a casualty of policy overreach, it signals a troubling shift away from America’s longstanding tradition of intellectual exchange,” said one Washington-based academic freedom group.As of press time, Professor Soyinka has not publicly commented on the development, though associates describe him as “deeply disappointed” by the action.The revocation adds another layer to the ongoing global debate about the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which continue to stir diplomatic friction and domestic division.

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