DHS ending deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals

Source: The Hill

11/05/25 4:23 PM ET


The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday it would end protections from deportation for citizens of South Sudan.

Citizens of South Sudan have qualified for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) since the country gained its independence in 2011, with the status most recently extended by the Biden administration, which determined nationals could not be returned home due to an “ongoing armed conflict and humanitarian crisis.”

A notice posted in the Federal Register Wednesday gives South Sudanese citizens 60 days to leave the country, arguing they no longer qualify for the program that bars deportation for those facing civil unrest or natural disasters.

DHS said despite ongoing violence, South Sudan has yet to return to “full scale” civil war and noted its government plans to cooperate with deportations, creating “compelling foreign policy reasons” behind the shift.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5591880-dhs-tps-deportation-south-sudan/