March Madness Star Could Be Deported as Marco Rubio Confirms Plans to Revoke Visas

Politics tensions between the United States and South Sudan may lead to Khaman Maluach, the Duke Blue Devils center being deported.

Saturday night saw Duke’s March Madness run end in the Final Four by Houston, who produced a furious second-half comeback to defeat Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils 70-67, booking the Cougars place in the National Championship game where they will take on Florida.

And amidst having to deal with the fallout of the defeat, Duke may also now need to navigate the potential deportation of Maluach, who was born in Rumbek, South Sudan following a post made on X by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rubio wrote on the social media platform: “I am taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and to restrict any further issuance to prevent entry into the United States, effective immediately, due to the failure of South Sudan’s transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner.”

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Under the Biden administration, South Sudanese passport holders were awarded ‘Temporary Protected Status’ (TPS) due to ongoing violence between the government and armed opposition. TPS is set to expire in May.

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