South Sudan, U.S. VISA

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U.S. Visa Ban Adds to South Sudan’s Mounting Troubles
The Trump administration’s revocation of all visas held by South Sudanese nationals comes as the East African nation faces the threat of renewed war.
South Sudan contradicts Rubio's reasoning for visa revocation
The government of South Sudan pushed back on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's reasoning for revoking its nationals' visas in a Monday statement. The big picture: Rubio announced Saturday that the U.S.
US cancels visas for South Sudanese nationals
The US this week announced that it would revoke the visas of all South Sudanese passport holders. This was in reaction, to the refusal by immigration authorities at Juba international airport to accept a deported individual. Who is the man at the heart of the dispute and what options does South Sudan have?

Duke, basketball and South Sudan

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Duke men’s basketball player Khaman Maluach could be impacted by State Department ruling on South Sudan passport holders
Duke men’s basketball player Khaman Maluach is among those who could be impacted by the State Department’s ruling around South Sudanese passport holders in the US.
Duke 'looking into' how state department ruling on South Sudan passport holders could impact projected NBA lottery pick Khaman Maluach
The United States is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders, effective immediately, and blocking new arrivals, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement posted to X. Rubio cited the African nation's refusal to accept the return of its nationals expelled from the U.S. "in a timely manner" as the rationale for his decision.
Duke basketball star among South Sudanese who could be deported due to new Trump policy
South Sudanese nationals, including Duke University Men’s Basketball star Khaman Maluach, face possible deportation after the Trump administration announced a new visa policy this past weekend.
Trump admin live updates: South Sudan passport holder visas to be revoked, Rubio says
Trump cited the House GOP's narrow majority as the reason for pulling the plug on Stefanik's nomination. Stefanik gave up her ...
South Sudan says it rejected U.S. deportee because he was from DRC
South Sudan says the revocation of U.S. visas for all its nationals is incorrectly based on an incident that involved the ...
Two NC lawmakers implore Marco Rubio to reverse plans to revoke visas for South Sudanese
Responding to a move that is impacting Duke basketball freshman center Khaman Maluach, Reps. Deborah Ross and Valerie Foushee ...
US revokes all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders over nation’s failure to accept repatriated citizens
The U.S. said on Saturday it would revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders over that country’s failure of to ...