The United States will cancel all the visas of the citizens of South Sudan for their refusal to receive the deportees

The United States will cancel all the visas owned by owners Surdanian passports After the Trump administration criticized the African nation for not accepting the return of its citizens who returned home “in time.” In a statement, US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, confirmed that the United States is also the United States It will prevent any citizen in South Sudan, the smallest country in the world.

“Every country must accept the return of its citizens in a timely manner when another country, including the United States, is trying to expel them,” said Rubio. He added: “It is time for the South Sudan’s transitional government Stop benefit from the United States“.

The decision means that my citizens South Sudan They can return to a nation that some analysts fear to be again On the brink of civil war. The administration of former President Joe Biden granted southern citizens in the United States a “temporary protection” (TPS), which allowed them to stay in the country for a certain period of time. The appointment has ended on May 3.

Since Trump Return to the White House On January 20, Washington intensified on a large scale Control measures The application of the law, although it is the first time that all passports in the same country have been attacked.

After the declaration of Rubio, there was no response from the government of South Sudan, which has fought since its independence from Sudan in 2011 to provide some basic services to the state. The years of conflict left a nation about 11 million people Very dependent on help It was barely affected Radical discounts From the Trump administration to external aid.

On the edge of the “abyss”

The political scene in South Sudan is fragile and The last violence Between government forces and armed opposition groups, tensions have increased, so some analysts highlight the return of the potential civil war.

The civil war in South Sudan, which lasted five years and died 400,000 people, started in 2013 and ended with a The peace agreement in 2018 Who gathered President Salva Kiir and his eternal competitor, First Vice President Rick Mashr, in a government government. The Energy Distribution Agreement for the year 2018 ended between Kiir and Machar the conflict, however It was not completely applied.

Last month, the country’s main opposition party said that the agreement had collapsed after Machar was accused of trying to incite the rebellion. At the end of March, United Nations Secretary -General, António GuxresRegional and international leaders urged to prevent South Sudan from falling “for the abyss” in another civil war.

After the recent clashes, some Western countries They closed their embassies In the country, while others, including the United States, reduced their employees.