"Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S. President Donald Trump. The Nigerian author, 91, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, becoming the first African to do so. Speaking to the press on Tuesday, Soyinka said he believed it had little to do with him and was instead a product of the United States' immigration policies."
""It's not about me, I'm not really interested in going back to the United States," he said. "But a principle is involved. Human beings deserve to be treated decently wherever they are." Soyinka, who has taught in the U.S. and previously held a green card, joked on Tuesday that his green card "had an accident" eight years ago and "fell between a pair of scissors.""
Wole Soyinka, 91, had his U.S. non-resident visa rejected and was told to reapply. The revocation letter cited "additional information became available after the visa was issued" without specifying details. Soyinka believes the move may follow his recent comparison of Donald Trump to Idi Amin. He previously destroyed his U.S. green card in 2017 in protest of Trump's inauguration and joked his green card "fell between a pair of scissors." Soyinka indicated he would not apply again and emphasized that human beings deserve decent treatment. The U.S. State Department did not immediately comment.
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