US revoking visas for South Sudanese passport holders
- The US is immediately revoking visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders due to the African nation refusing to accept its citizens who have been removed from the US.
- South Sudan, the world's newest nation, gained independence in 2011 after seceding from Sudan, but then descended into civil war two years later.
- A 2018 power-sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar stopped the fighting, but key elements of the deal have not been implemented.
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US revokes visas of South Sudanese amid repatriation row - Conservative Journal Review
The United States has taken unprecedented steps, announcing the revocation of visas issued to South Sudanese passport holders, and this drastic measure is a direct response to South Sudan's postponement in processing the return of repatriated citizens from the U.S. The decision from the Trump administration emphasizes the heightened importance of enforcing immigration laws as part of national security and public safety in the United States, as F…
Aztecs notes: Visa issues for South Sudanese players, Nick Boyd finds a home, transfer news
Just minutes before the men’s Final Four games tipped off Saturday in San Antonio, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a social media post that could have major implications for dozens of college basketball players, including one at San Diego State. “I am taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders … effective immediately,” Rubio tweeted, “due to the failure of South Sudan’s transitional government to accept the …
In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio justified this unprecedented measure by accusing Juba of not allowing his citizens to return to his homeland when Washington wanted to expel them.
Duke Basketball star Khaman Maluach among South Sudanese who could be deported due to new Trump policy
South Sudanese nationals, including Duke University Men’s Basketball star Khaman Maluach, face possible deportation after the Trump administration announced a new visa policy this past weekend. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that the U.S. will be revoking all visas of South…
Why has Trump revoked all South Sudanese visas?
The United States government has revoked existing visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders and barred further entries of the country’s nationals due to a failed deportation case, signalling an escalation of the Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on immigration. In a statement on Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the transitional government of the African nation for a lack of “full cooperation” and accused South…
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