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

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio connected Saturday announced the U.S. volition revoke visas held by South Sudanese passport holders volition beryllium revoked, and nary others volition beryllium issued, effectual immediately.

Rubio attributed the alteration to "the nonaccomplishment of South Sudan's transitional authorities to judge the instrumentality of its repatriated citizens successful a timely manner," according to a connection posted connected X.

The U.S. Department of State connected Saturday wrote successful a connection that it is clip for the Transitional Government of South Sudan to "stop taking advantage" of the U.S.

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Marco Rubio is pictured adjacent  to Salva Kiir Mayardit

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit. (Getty Images)

"Enforcing our nation’s migration laws is critically important to the nationalist information and nationalist information of the United States," according to the statement. "Every state indispensable judge the instrumentality of its citizens successful a timely mode erstwhile different country, including the United States, seeks to region them. "

The section said it "will beryllium prepared to reappraisal these actions erstwhile South Sudan is successful afloat cooperation."

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An service worker walks successful beforehand of the Republican Palace successful Khartoum, Sudan, aft it was taken implicit by Sudan's army, March 21.  (AP Photo)

The East African state is presently connected the verge of civilian war, with escalating equipped conflict, wide displacement and terrible nutrient insecurity.

The U.S. Embassy successful Khartoum suspended its operations, to see visa, passport, and different regular consular services, connected April 22, 2023.

The determination comes aft the Trump administration successful February ended a deportation shield for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans successful the U.S.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards his level astatine Joint Base Andrews, Md., connected Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it would revoke the statuses of much than 300,000 nationals protected by Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

The Trump medication has deported much than 100,000 amerciable migrants since taking office, according to a New York Post study citing a DHS official.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the Republic of South Sudan did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

United Nations South Sudan declined Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw contributed to this report.

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