Sunday, April 6, 2025 - The United States said on Saturday that it would revoke all South Sudanese passport holders over failure to accept the return of its repatriated citizens, at a time when many in Africa fear that country could return to civil war.
The administration of the US President Donald Trump has
taken aggressive measures to ramp up immigration enforcement, including the
repatriation of people deemed to be in the US illegally.
The administration has also warned that countries that do
not swiftly take back their citizens will face consequences, including visa
sanctions or tariffs.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that
South Sudan had failed to respect the principle that every country
must accept the return of its citizens in a timely manner when another country,
including the US, seeks to remove them.
“Effective immediately, the United States Department of
State is taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport
holders and prevent further issuance to prevent entry into the United States by
South Sudanese passport holders.
“We will be prepared to review these actions when South
Sudan is in full cooperation,” Rubio said.
At the time of filing this report, South Sudan’s embassy in
Washington has not commented on the development.
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