Decision of Trump Administration during the weekend Trained visas for all owners of southern Sudan passport He added the increasing political and humanitarian challenges of the country at the edge of the Civil War, officials and observers said on Monday.

The tensions between the two political leaders of the Southern Sudan escalated in recent weeks, especially after the authorities have placed vice -presidents under home custody at the end of March. Millions of people also face famine, displacement and illness as Violence is intensified And the United States reduces help.

The observers say Visa prohibition Shows that Washington withdraws from South Sudan – a nation that the United States helped establish almost 15 years ago – at the time of immense need.

“A massive storm is formed over the southern Sudan, and the ban on visa adds only anxiety that people have about everything that could go wrong,” said Daniel Akech, a senior analyst of South Sudan from the International Crisis Group, a non -profit organization.

On Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the Visa Vision recalls for southern Sudan nationals and prevents more from entering the United States. Said Deputy State Secretary Christopher Landau Social media that South Sudan refused to accept the repatriation of one of his nationals.

Trump’s administration did not say whether to seek to deport the nationals of southern Sudan whose visas were taken away. The Government of South Sudan did not respond to the announcement of the Visa ban, and the Government spokesman did not respond to the commentary’s requests.

South Sudan sends relatively few passengers to the United States. Only 46 non -aircraft visas were issued to its nationals in January, compared to more than 2500 people from neighboring Kenya, According to the US Government data.

The cancellation of the visa comes in the midst of deepening political schisms between President Salva Kiir and his Vice President Riek Machara. Bath is threatened with a fragile resting agreement for 2018, which ended the five -year civil war in which nearly 400,000 people were killed and millions displaced.

In recent months, the Sudanese military and opposition forces of the Allied with Mr. Machar have clashed outside Juba, the capital of other parts of the country. In March was a helicopter who evacuated wounded soldiers from the state of Gornja Nil in northeast attackedresulting in the death of the general, several military officers and a crew member. Tens of thousands of people eradicated violence in the state, some of whom fled to Ethiopia, according to the United Nations.

The Uganda government deployed troops to southern Sudan at the request of President Kiir, a move that made it angry with Mr. Machara and his allies. Regional diplomatic efforts to abolish disagreements have So far failedraising the fear of the potential collapse of the Government.

Reducing assistance in the United States also harms efforts to renovate after years of conflict. United States spent $ 705 million on food, health, education and other programs in the country last year. But much of this funding has disappeared since Trump’s administration came to power, say groups for help, forcing them to increase programs responding to floods, cholera epidemic and food shortage.

“South Sudan quickly becomes a forgotten crisis of the world,” said Denish Ogenrwot, the advocacy leadership for the action of the Hunger Assistance Agency, said the Juba phone.

Mr. Akech of the International Crisis Group said that a sudden visa recall could disrupt the lives of southern Sudan nationals in the United States.

Many of these people are students or individuals who work to support families home or in refugee camps, Mr. Akech said. Includes a rise stars like Khaman Maluach, a basketball player who Represented South Sudan at the Olympic Games last year and just ended his first season as Duke University Center.

Mr. Akech said the Visa recalls were supposed to aim for those responsible for worsening the situation in southern Sudan, not for the wider population. “The pain will be felt by those who should not be punished,” he said.

Opposition officials of southern Sudan in the United States said on Monday that they were concerned about people who could be deported.

“We are seriously concerned that individuals who have been returned can face severe damage or even death in the hands of the Government responsible for these failures,” said Reath Muoch Tang, a senior official based in Washington in Mr. Machara party, which is a legal permanent resident of the United States, said the New York Times.

The future action of the US, he said, should “focus on promoting responsibility among leaders, at the same time protection of the life and interests of ordinary citizens of South Sudan.”