Monday, November 10, 2025 - Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has urged Nigerians and other Africans affected by the recent mass visa revocation in the United States to return home before facing possible arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
In a post on his X (Twitter) handle on Monday, Sani said no
matter how long one stays abroad, they’ll be reminded it’s not their home.
He wrote, “Nigerians and other thousands of Africans whose
visas were recently revoked by President Trump should hasten and leave the
country and return home before they get arrested by ICE.
“No matter how long you live in the comfort of your adopted
home, you will someday be reminded that it’s not your father’s house.”
The advisory comes in the wake of reports that the US State
Department has revoked at least 80,000 visas since January 2025 under President
Donald Trump’s administration, more than twice the number recorded in the
previous year.
According to a report released last Thursday, the US
Department said the revoked visas include 16,000 linked to driving under the
influence, 12,000 for assault, and 8,000 student visas.It also listed other
reasons for the revocations, including terrorist support, criminal activity,
public safety threats, overstays, and actual terrorism.
While the nationalities of the affected visa holders were
not disclosed, the department had earlier stated in August that over 6,000
student visas were withdrawn for overstays and legal violations, including a
small number connected to “support for terrorism.”
The US has also tightened its visa regulations in recent
months.
In July, the US Embassy directed all applicants for F, M,
and J non-immigrant visas to set their social media accounts to public as part
of enhanced background checks.
That same month, it also announced a major policy change
affecting Nigerian applicants, which included a reduction in the validity
period for several categories of visas.
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