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US to revoke all visas for South Sudanese amid row over repatriations

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (L) with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (R) at Juba airport, South Sudan 3 April, 2025. © Jok Solomun / REUTERS

Washington is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders and blocking new arrivals, the US State Department said, accusing the African nation of not accepting its nationals expelled from the United States.

The State Department "is taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and prevent further issuance to prevent entry," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday in a statement.

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