Responding to a move that is impacting Duke basketball freshman center Khaman Maluach, Reps. Deborah Ross and Valerie Foushee asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to halt his deportation plan.

Two North Carolina Democrats are pushing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reverse his order on South Sudanese visas, with a Duke University men’s basketball player in mind. Reps. Deborah Ross and Valerie Foushee are calling for the reversal of Rubio’s order,

The government of South Sudan said Tuesday it would accept a deportee from the U.S. who it previously denied entry, despite contending the man is not South Sudanese. The big picture: The decision comes amid an ongoing back-and-forth with the U.