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Taylor Odisho

Marco Rubio Says He's Revoking All South Sudanese Visas After Country Failed To Accept Deportees in 'A Timely Manner'

Marco Rubio plans to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed he is revoking all South Sudanese visas because the country failed to accept deportees in "a timely manner."

"I am taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and to restrict any further issuance to prevent entry into the United States, effective immediately, due to the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner," Rubio wrote in an X post shared Saturday.

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