US revokes all South Sudan visas, bars future issuance until deportees accepted

Secretary of State Marco Rubio On Saturday, visas to be revoked by South Sudan passport holders will be revoked and no other person will be issued immediately.

Rubio attributes changes to “failure” South SudanAccording to a statement released on X, it is a transitional government that accepts its repatriation of citizens in a timely manner.

this U.S. Department of State It is time for South Sudan’s transitional government to “stop using the United States”, wrote in a statement on Saturday.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit. (Getty Image)

“Implementing our country’s immigration laws is crucial to national security and public safety USA“According to the statement.” Each country must accept the return of its citizens in a timely manner, and another country, including the United States, attempted to evacuate it. “

The department said, “These actions will be prepared to be reviewed when South Sudan is fully cooperative.”

An army soldier walked in front of the Republican palace in Khartoum, Sudan after being taken over by the Sudanese army on March 21. (AP Photo)

East African countries are currently on the brink of civil war, with escalating armed conflicts, large-scale displacement and severe food insecurity.

The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum suspended its operations on April 22, 2023, including visas, passports and other conventional consular services.

This move is Trump administration February ends deportation shields for thousands of Venezuelans in the United States

Secretary of State Marco Rubio commissioned his plane Wednesday at a joint base in Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it will revoke the status of 300,000 nationals protected by Temporary Protection State (TPS).

Since taking office, the Trump administration has deported more than 100,000 illegal immigrants. New York Post The report cites DHS officials.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of South Sudan did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News figures.

The UN South Sudan rejected a request for comment from Fox News figures.

Adam Shaw of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.