The five countries in the second group—Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar, and South Sudan—would face partial suspensions that would impact tourist and student visas as well as other immigrant visas, with some exceptions.
In recent months, DHS has announced the end of TPS for nationals of Haiti, Burma, South Sudan, Syria, and Venezuela, stating that conditions in the respective countries no longer warrant the special protections and, in some cases, arguing that the program
Other nations included in Trump’s travel ban are Afghanistan, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Burma (also known as Myanmar), the Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Nationals of Venezuela, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Myanmar, among others, in the United States have had TPS revoked.
Many of these actions have been subject to challenges in federal court.
(Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)Sudan has intensified harassment of journalists, censorship, and arrests of political opponents related to the conflicts at the border with South Sudan, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.
Both military groups fighting in Sudan agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire after a U.S. diplomatic convoy was fired on in Sudan. However, it didn't last long.
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"Elsewhere, civil wars continue to take a heavy toll on human life in places like Myanmar, the Maghreb region of North Africa, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Syria, and the Congo."
The dissenting justices said that the government has wrongfully deported plaintiffs to Guatemala and South Sudan, “a nation the State Department considers too unsafe for all but its most critical personnel.”
These deportations follow eight illegal immigrants who were sent by the United States to South Sudan, also in Africa, shortly after the Supreme Court lifted a lower court’s restriction on the practice.
For nearly two years, the conflict in Sudan has pitted army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
Wong also paid a visit to Australian Defence Force personnel based in the UAE, who've played a key role in returning Australians caught in overseas conflict and unrest in Sudan.
sovereignty over the Golan Heights, withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, implementing a “maximum pressure campaign” against the regime, eliminating Iranian Qassem Soleimani, and brokering peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said his country will not negotiate with South Sudan unless they withdraw troops from the restive area of Heglig and its accompanying oil fields, The Sudan Tribune reported.
Trump has also asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a case about the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to remove illegal immigrants to South Sudan and other countries.
The United States sent Special Forces into Sudan over the weekend to help evacuate about 100 people from the U.S. Embassy. Several other countries have also been evacuating their citizens as intense fighting continues in Sudan.
Signatories to the Abraham Accords include Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.
Speaking in the Israeli Parliament on Oct. 13, Trump expressed hope that the accords would be expanded to include more countries.
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The president attempted to end the Temporary Protected Status for nationals of other countries as well, including Haiti and Sudan, but was blocked by a federal court.
Zachary Stieber contributed to this report.
President Donald Trump tried to end Temporary Protected Status for people from countries outside of Venezuela, including Haiti and Sudan, but was blocked by a federal court. President Joe Biden in 2023 rescinded the bid to end the status.
The countries on the list for full suspension are Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
A total of 12 countries face complete bans under the proclamation, including Afghanistan, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Burma (also known as Myanmar), the Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.