US to end Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese nationals

The United States is terminating South Sudan’s designation for temporary protected status, which for years allowed people from the East African country to remain in the US legally and escape armed conflict back home.

The termination will be effective from January 5, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. “After conferring with interagency partners, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that conditions…