South Sudan to Send Delegation to the US to Iron Out Differences

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In a statement shared on X, the South Sudan government said the delegation will aim to address the repatriation of 137 South Sudanese nationals, currently subject to deportation orders from the U.S. 

South Sudan has announced it will send a delegation to the United States in an effort to improve relations between the two countries. Recently, the U.S. cancelled all visas for South Sudanese nationals.

In a statement shared on X, the South Sudan government said the delegation will aim to address the repatriation of 137 South Sudanese nationals, currently subject to deportation orders from the U.S.

Tensions arose after an alleged Congolese deportee was denied entry at Juba International Airport. The man had been expelled from the US on 5 April. Washington had accused Juba of refusing to take in its citizens.

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South Sudanese authorities have since allowed Kintu to enter the country, but the incident has caused a crisis with the US.   South Sudan has even fired its Foreign Affairs minister to solve the crisis, but the U.S. is not budging in its stand. According to the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the matter is a question of “national security and public safety.