Duke basketball star Khaman Maluach among South Sudanese who could be deported due to new Trump policy

South Sudanese nationals, including Duke University Men’s Basketball star Khaman Maluach, face possible deportation after the Trump administration announced a new visa policy this past weekend.

South Sudanese nationals, including Duke University Men’s Basketball star Khaman Maluach, face possible deportation after the Trump administration announced a new visa policy this past weekend. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that the U.S. will be revoking all visas of South Sudanese passport-holders because of the transitional government’s refusal to accept U.S. deportees from the country in a “timely manner.” 

For Maluach, whose team lost in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament against the University of Houston just hours after the announcement, a future in the U.S. is now uncertain.

“It is time for the Transitional Government of South Sudan to stop taking advantage of the United States,” Rubio said in a statement. 

Frank Tramble, vice president of communications, marketing and public affairs at Duke, said in a statement that the school is aware of the announcement from the State Department.