The US will cancel all the visas that holders hold Sarcutanium passport After the Trump administration criticized the African nation its return citizens not accepted “timely”. In a statement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the United States have promised This will prevent any citizen’s arrival in the world’s youngest country, South Sudan.
“Every country must accept the return of its citizens, and when another country, including the United States tries to expel them,” Rubio said, “The South Sudan Change government did not fully respect this policy.” He added: “This is the time for the South Sudan transition government Stop using America“.
The decision means citizens South Sudan They can return to a nation that some researchers fear that they are back At the edge of the civil war. Former President Joe Biden’s administration provided “temporary security” (DPS) to southern citizens in the United States, which allowed it to stay in the country for a period of time. The post expired on May 3.
From Trump He returned to the White House On January 20, Washington has intensified greatly Anti -immigration measures This is the first time that all passport holders of the same country have been attacked.
After the announcement of Rubio, there was no response from the South Sudan government, which fought from Sudan independence in 2011 to provide some basic services of a state. Conflict for many years left about 11 million people nation Depends on the help It rarely affected Intense cuts From Trump administration to foreign aid.
At the edge of the “abyss”
South Sudan’s political landscape is brittle and The latest violence Tensions have intensified among government forces and armed opposition groups, so some analysts show the revenue of civil war.
South Sudan Civil War, which lasted five years in which 400,000 died, and ended with A starting in 2013 Peace Agreement in 2018 President Salwa Keer and his eternal contestant Rick Machar were collected in the government government. The 2018 Power Distribution Agreement between Keer and Machar ended the conflict, but This is not fully used.
Last month, the deal reported that the deal fell after Machar’s arrest for trying to provoke the country’s major opposition. At the end of March, the UN Secretary -General, Antonio Kutresez.
After recent conflicts, some Western countries They have closed the embassies In the country, others, including the United States, have reduced their employees.
