US revokes all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders over nation’s failure to accept repatriated citizens
SUMMARY
Trump administration revoked all visas for South Sudanese passport holders, a decision dropped by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The move came after South Sudan refused to take back its repatriated citizens, prompting a swift U.S. response. Rubio announced it Saturday, saying it’s part of a broader immigration enforcement push. “Effective immediately,” he stated, “the State Department is canceling all visas, halting new ones, and blocking South Sudanese from entering the U.S.” His press release laid it out: every nation must accept its citizens back fast when the U.S. says so. South Sudan’s transitional government, already shaky with First Vice President Riek Machar under house arrest since March 3 fighting erupted between the military and the White Army militia in Upper Nile, didn’t budge. Rubio’s X post added bite: diplomatic efforts got “rebuffed,” so no visas until they comply. The policy’s firm—no entry, no exceptions—until South Sudan cooperates.
