Nobel Prize Winner Says Visa Was Revoked After Comparing Trump to Dictator
Summary
Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka announced that his U.S. visa was revoked. Soyinka believes the revocation happened after he compared President Trump to Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. U.S. visa policies under President Trump have been criticized for targeting outspoken critics.Key Facts
- Wole Soyinka is a Nobel laureate known for his criticism of President Trump.
- Soyinka called President Trump "Idi Amin in white face," which he thinks led to his visa revocation.
- Idi Amin was Uganda's leader known for human rights abuses during his rule from 1971 to 1979.
- Soyinka destroyed his U.S. green card after Trump's first election win in 2016.
- He said U.S. officials summoned him for a visa interview earlier this year, which he did not attend.
- The U.S. can revoke visas at its discretion, according to State Department rules.
- Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright and the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- He is concerned about the U.S. administration's immigration policies and their impact on critics and activists.
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