Don’t come to America, US warns religious fanatics

Government of the United States of America has reiterated enforcement of visa restrictions against individuals found to have violated religious freedom.

The government vowed that perpetrators of religious persecution would not be allowed to enter the country.

The United States Principal Advisor for Global Religious Freedom, Mark Walker, disclosed this in a post on X on Friday.

He recalled that in the last month of 2025, the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced plans to restrict those found to have links to violations of religious freedom.

“In December, Secretary Rubio announced that the State Department will restrict US visas for those who have directed, authorised, funded, significantly supported, or carried out violations of religious freedom.

“We have already executed on this policy, and we will continue to subject perpetrators to additional scrutiny.

“If you engage in persecution, you are not welcome in America. The United States is safer when we keep those responsible for religious persecution from entering our homeland,” Walker said.

The policy is grounded in Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and allows the State Department to extend restrictions to the immediate family members of affected individuals where appropriate.

Walker also shared a link on X referencing a statement published by the United States Department of State outlining the policy.

“The United States is taking decisive action in response to the mass killings and violence against Christians by radical Islamic terrorists, Fulani ethnic militias, and other violent actors in Nigeria and beyond.

“A new policy under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act will allow the State Department to restrict visa issuance to individuals who have directed, authorised, significantly supported, participated in, or carried out violations of religious freedom and, where appropriate, their immediate family members,” the US State Department website posted.

It further wrote, “As President Trump made clear, the United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other countries.

“This policy will apply to Nigeria and any other governments or individuals engaged in violations of religious freedom.”