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State Department explains visa revocations, cites South Sudan noncooperation; declines to detail individual cases
Summary
The State Department said visa revocations are routine and used to protect U.S. border security, and that it has revoked visas for some South Sudanese passport holders after the transitional government failed to accept a returnee; officials said they will review actions once South Sudan fully cooperates.
The State Department said Tuesday that visa revocations occur routinely to protect U.S. security and that it has revoked some visas held by South Sudanese passport holders after the South Sudanese transitional government initially failed to accept a returnee.
Tammy (State Department spokesperson) told reporters that enforcing immigration laws is important to national…
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