South Sudan said America took away all their people's travel papers because the country sent back one person who wasn't really from there. The US canceled every visa for anyone with a South Sudan passport on Saturday. They said this happened because South Sudan won't take back its citizens when America sends them home.
The person in the middle of this fight came from Congo, not South Sudan. When he talked to border guards at Juba airport, he told them someone made him go there against his wishes. South Sudan checked his story carefully. They learned he truly came from Congo. The rules say they can't let him in, so they put him back on a plane.
South Sudan felt bad about what America did next. They think one mix-up shouldn't hurt many innocent travelers. Before this problem, both countries worked well together on travel matters. The US under President Trump wants strict rules about sending people back to where they came from.
Peace helpers from the African Union just visited South Sudan last week. They tried to stop another war from starting. This visit happened right after the government put First Vice President Riek Machar under guard at his house. He can't leave or go anywhere.
President Salva Kiir says Machar wants to make trouble again. Both men fought before, during a terrible war that killed thousands of people between 2013 and 2018. The government thinks Machar might try to start fighting once more. America's sudden travel ban makes things harder for everyone when South Sudan already faces big problems at home.
The person in the middle of this fight came from Congo, not South Sudan. When he talked to border guards at Juba airport, he told them someone made him go there against his wishes. South Sudan checked his story carefully. They learned he truly came from Congo. The rules say they can't let him in, so they put him back on a plane.
South Sudan felt bad about what America did next. They think one mix-up shouldn't hurt many innocent travelers. Before this problem, both countries worked well together on travel matters. The US under President Trump wants strict rules about sending people back to where they came from.
Peace helpers from the African Union just visited South Sudan last week. They tried to stop another war from starting. This visit happened right after the government put First Vice President Riek Machar under guard at his house. He can't leave or go anywhere.
President Salva Kiir says Machar wants to make trouble again. Both men fought before, during a terrible war that killed thousands of people between 2013 and 2018. The government thinks Machar might try to start fighting once more. America's sudden travel ban makes things harder for everyone when South Sudan already faces big problems at home.
