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Ted Cruz: “It requires the Secretary of State to classify Nigeria as a…”

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Joe Biden Autopen Pardons are Null & Void, plus Fighting Horrific Nigerian Persecution of Christians

Published | Video Starts at 21:29

So what I did this week is I filed legislation that's called the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability act of 2025. And it does several things. Number one, It requires the Secretary of State to classify Nigeria as a country of particular concern. And that would add Nigeria to a list of countries where religious freedom is severely limited. The State Department's list right now includes Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and other nations outside the Western world. (21:29–21:36)

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