Washington, DC – E be like say wahala don burst as Trump administration don revoke more than 6,000 student visas this 2025, all because of law-breaking and those wey dey overstay their welcome (una no fit just waka comot when una like, abeg!).
According to State Department, dem sight say these visas don dey yanked because of serious issues like assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary, and the most serious one: ‘support for terrorism.’ No be small matter, o!Â
Secretary of State Marco Rubio talk say dem dey review visa status for students wey dey protest for Palestine. As dem don do am, e dey clear say plenty students don dey feel the heat come from the administration. Chai! Nobody want to go back to university only to hear say them don lock their visas for market, abi na fish wey dem dey sell?
From the total 6,000 visas wey dem revoke, about 4,000 suffer because dem break law while dem dey gree for U.S. And about 800 with visa for assault wey either don see police or don collect charges. No be joke! Those wey dem blame for terrorism no pass 300. Dem dey raise money for groups like Hamas with U.S. State Department don categorize as terrorist. Wetin I go talk now? Una no fit dey involve for things wey no concern una.
Now, make I yan how plenty foreign students dey manage school for U.S. For the 2023-24 academic year, na about 1.1 million international students from over 210 countries dey enroll for college. But this visa wahala fit cause serious issues. Some people don dey talk say e fit loss about $7 billion wey students dey spend go and even jobs go dey waka leave with dem. Matters don wey pass be careful!
Dem also dey tighten the social media vetting process, plus new rules wey say make all applicants public their social media accounts. Wetin be that? You don turn school na local government department? Everybody wan check wetin you dey post for Facebook and Instagram, just to make sure say you no talk wahala.
Rubio don talk say e go continue to yank visas for anybody wey dey reek of trouble. Democrats don raise eyebrow, say this policy dey violate due process wey suppose dey guard people’s freedom. If you dey ask me, e be like wahala dey prepared for anybody wey wan come study for America these days. E no sweet at all
In summary, my people, visa revoked don carry plenty student wahala like load wey dey full bus. Everybody dey look as if dem fit still enter classroom without worry. One wrong step and your visa fit turn to pepper soup. Abeg, make all dem students wey dey school for America shine their eye and carry their head for ground.
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