AP Top News｜南苏丹民众将失去在美临时合法身份
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) The United States is terminating South Sudans designation for temporary protected status , which for years allowed people from the East African country to remain in the U.S. legally and escape armed conflict back home.
The termination will be effective Jan. 5, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
After conferring with interagency partners, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that conditions in South Sudan no longer meet the TPS statutory requirements, the statement said.
It added that South Sudanese nationals who use the Customs and Border Protection mobile app to report their departure could receive a complimentary plane ticket, a $1,000 exit bonus, and potential future opportunities for legal immigration.
The new policy is a blow to people from South Sudan, a nation that remains politically unstable and the source of many refugees seeking shelter abroad.
A peace deal to end fighting between rival forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and to his erstwhile deputy Riek Machar, has been in force since 2018, but observers say it is slowly unraveling after the arrest earlier this year of Machar on criminal charges.
Kiir said he suspended Machar as his First Vice President so that his deputy could face charges including treason.
U.S. President Donald Trumps administration has moved to withdraw various protections that have allowed immigrants to remain in the United States and work legally, including ending temporary status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and Haitians who were granted protection under President Joe Biden.
South Sudan has been designated for temporary protected status since 2011, when it became independent from Sudan. The designation is renewed in 18-month increments.
South Sudans government struggles to deliver many of the basic services of a state. Years of conflict have left the country heavily reliant on aid, which has been hit hard by the Trump administrations sweeping cuts in foreign assistance .
南苏丹朱巴（美联社电）——美国将终止对南苏丹的临时保护身份认定。多年来，这一政策允许这个东非国家的民众合法居留美国，以躲避国内的武装冲突。
美国国土安全部在声明中表示，终止令将于1月5日正式生效。
声明称，在与跨部门合作伙伴协商后，国土安全部长克丽丝蒂·诺姆（Kristi Noem）认定南苏丹的现状已不符合临时保护身份（TPS）的法定要求。
声明还补充称，使用海关与边境保护局移动应用程序申报离境的南苏丹公民，可获赠一张免费机票、1000美元的离境补助，并可能获得未来合法移民的机会。
新政策对南苏丹民众造成打击，该国政局持续动荡，是许多寻求海外庇护难民的来源地。
2018年生效的和平协议旨在结束效忠总统萨尔瓦·基尔与其前副手里克·马沙尔的敌对武装冲突，但观察人士指出，随着马沙尔今年早些时候因刑事指控被捕，该协议正逐渐瓦解。
基尔表示，他暂停了马沙尔第一副总统的职务，以便让这位副手能够面对包括叛国罪在内的指控。
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普政府已着手取消多项允许移民合法居留和工作的保护措施，包括终止数十万委内瑞拉人和海地人的临时身份，这些人的保护身份是在乔·拜登总统任内授予的。
南苏丹自2011年从苏丹独立以来，一直被授予临时保护地位。该地位每18个月延长一次。
南苏丹政府难以提供国家应有的多项基本服务。多年的冲突使该国严重依赖外援，而特朗普政府大幅削减对外援助的决定对其造成了沉重打击。
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