India, April 7 -- Khaman Maluach, the star basketball player for Duke, is having a difficult weekend. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that he will be canceling US visas for all South Sudanese passport holders, including Maluach, only hours before his team's heartbreaking Final Four loss to the Houston Cougars.

In a post on X, Rubio said that he would be "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."

Clarifying his decision, he said it was taken due to "the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner."

Despite playing for the...