US revokes all South Sudan visas, bars future issuance until deportees accepted
World,Immigration,Visas,South Sudan,Trump Administration
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday announced the U.S. will revoke visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and no others will be issued, effective immediately.
Rubio attributed the change to "the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner," according to a statement posted on X.
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