US Visa Ban on South Sudan: Mistaken Identity? | JQJO

The US imposed a visa ban on all South Sudanese citizens after South Sudan allegedly refused to accept the repatriation of its citizens. However, South Sudan's government claims the deported individual was a Congolese national, not South Sudanese. The US State Department rejected this explanation, citing certification from the South Sudanese embassy. The ban comes amidst rising tensions in South Sudan, with fears of renewed civil war and the recent house arrest of the First Vice-President. South Sudan criticizes the ban as a disproportionate response to a single incident.