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US Revokes Visa for South Sudan’s Nationals in Repatriation Feud

Over the weekend, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Trump administration has revoked all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and restricted any further issuance.

• The dispute between the two countries stems from the ongoing crackdown on migrants illegally in the US.

• Rubio said the decision was informed by “the failure of South Sudan’s transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner.”

• A special designation granted to South Sudanese fleeing the conflicts at home is set to expire in early May.

Rubio accused South Sudan’s transitional government of “taking advantage of the United States.” Although there has been no official reaction from Juba or its diplomats in Washington, the move is likely to create pressure on the government to cede ground to US demands.

The move is likely to affect thousands of South Sudanese who have sought refuge in the United States.

In 2011, the Obama administration granted nationals from the world’s youngest nation “temporary protected status” as the civil war escalated shortly after the country declared independence from Sudan. The status is set to expire in May, after it was extended under Biden.

If it does accept to take back its citizens, they would be going back to a home on the edge of a renewed conflict. For weeks, the country’s First Vice President Riek Machar and his wife, who is a minister, have been under house arrest in the capital Juba. President Kiir has blamed Machar of being behind a conflict where a militia called the White Army has been fighting government forces.

In a statement, Rubio said the US “will be prepared to review these actions when South Sudan is in full cooperation.”

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