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Trump's Visa Delay Strands Nigerian Journalist's Dreams

6/4/2025

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Nigerian journalist Adefemola Akintade's dreams of studying at Columbia Journalism School are on hold due to visa delays caused by the Trump administration's suspension of foreign student interviews. This abrupt policy shift has cast a shadow over the futures of countless international students, igniting fears of self-censorship and threatening the essence of academic freedom in the U.S.

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Nigerian journalist Adefemola Akintade's dreams of studying at Columbia Journalism School are on hold due to visa delays caused by the Trump administration's suspension of foreign student interviews. This abrupt policy shift has cast a shadow over the futures of countless international students, igniting fears of self-censorship and threatening the essence of academic freedom in the U.S.