Journalist Nabila Ganinda worked for Voice of America's Indonesian-language service for two years before the Trump administration rejected her visa extension. She is now back in Indonesia.
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Nabila Ganinda was awaiting a green light from the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
The agency had hired Ganinda, a young Indonesian journalist, to work for two years at the Voice of America's Indonesian-language service, based in Washington, D.C. As those two years came to an end last fall, Ganinda's editors sought to have her specialized work visa extended. Colleagues described her as a capable multi-media producer. She had also appeared on camera in news reports. Ganinda thought she could build a successful career at VOA.