The U.S. is Ending Temporary Deportation Protection, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudanese Nationals, which for more than a Decade allowed People from the East African Country to Stay in the U.S. after Escaping Conflict. But at the same time, The U.S. State Department has Issued a Level 4 “Do Not Travel”.
In a Notice Published on Wednesday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said Conditions in South Sudan No Longer Met the Statutory Requirements for TPS. The Agency said South Sudanese Nationals had 60 days to leave the U.S. or face Deportation.
“Based on the department’s review, the secretary has determined the situation in South Sudan no longer meets the criteria for an ongoing armed conflict that poses a serious threat to the personal safety of returning South Sudanese nationals,” the Notice says.
In a Statement, USCIS said South Sudanese Nationals who used the Customs and Border Protection Mobile App, to Report their Departure could Receive “a complimentary plane ticket, a $1,000 Exit Bonus, and potential Future Opportunities for Legal Immigration”.
TPS alows a Person to Live and Eork Legally in the U.S. when their Home Countries are Unsafe to Return to. South Sudan’s Designation, which was First Authorised by the Barack Obama (D) Administration in 2011, because of Armed Conflict, Expired on Monday, after many Extensions. The Designation had so far been Approved for about 232 People from the Country.
The Termination is the latest Effort by the Trump (R) Administration to Remove the Legal Status of Hundreds of Thousands of Migrants living in the U.S. Other Countries for which the Government has Eended Protections include: Cameroon, Haiti, and Nepal. The Revocations have raised Fears for the Safety of Returnees, with Critics saying they may go back to Dangerous Conditions. Cameroon and Haiti are also on the Level 4 “Do Not Travel” List.
South Sudan has faced On-Off Conflict since its Independence, which has led to many People being Killed and Mass Displacement. In 2013, a Civil War Broke Out that Killed more than 400,000 People and Displaced nearly Half the Population. A Peace Agreement in 2018 Ended the Fighting, but Observers say recent Developments, including the Arrest and Prosecution of the Vice-President, Riek Machar, could Plunge the Country back into Conflict.
Last week, the UN’s Commissioner on Human Rights in South Sudan, said He Feared that a Mix of Political Power Struggles, Ethnic Tensions, and Local Grievances, could cause a Renewed Slide into Full-Scale Fighting.
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