Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Saturday that the State Department is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and will issue no more for the time being. The department issued a statement saying the East African nation is “taking advantage” of the U.S.
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…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) April 5, 2025
Here is the tweet in full:
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…