❗️US to end protected status for South Sudanese nationals – The Cradle
❗️US to end protected status for South Sudanese nationals
The US Department of Homeland Security plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for South Sudanese nationals, according to a report from CBS News. This would result in the cessation of over a decade of protection that allowed thousands to live and work legally in the US.
Officials said the decision by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem followed consultations with the State Department and other federal agencies.
Despite warnings from the United Nations and humanitarian groups that South Sudan risks renewed conflict, DHS cited improved diplomatic ties, the formal end of major hostilities, and South Sudan’s pledge to accept returnees, saying that maintaining TPS would now be “contrary to US interests.”
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