Trump Admin Strips Deportation Protections For Migrants From This African Nation
The Trump administration is ending deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals who have been shielded from removal for more than 14 years. Migrants from South Sudan who arrived in the U.S. as early as 2011 will…
The Trump administration is ending deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals who have been shielded from removal for more than 14 years.
Migrants from South Sudan who arrived in the U.S. as early as 2011 will now be required to leave or face deportation, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notice posted Wednesday. Since returning to office, the Trump administration has moved to revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for several groups, including Venezuelan, Haitian, and Syrian nationals.
“Under the previous administration, was abused to allow violent terrorists, criminals, and national security threats into our nation,” a DHS spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “TPS was never designed to be permanent.”
“With the renewed peace in South Sudan, their demonstrated commitment to ensuring the safe reintegration of returning nationals, and improved diplomatic relations, now is the right time to conclude what was always intended to be a temporary designation,” the spokesperson added.
South Sudan was initially designated for TPS in 2011, following its independence from Sudan, according to DHS. The status had been subsequently extended during the Obama, and Biden administrations, as well during Trump’s first term. It was most recently extended during the current Trump administration in May.
The country has long been plagued by civil war and instability