The government of South Sudan pushed back on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's reasoning for revoking its nationals' visas in a Monday statement. The big picture: Rubio announced Saturday that the U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has canceled visas for people from South Sudan because the country has refused to accept the return of its immigrants deported from the United States.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States was revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders, accusing the African nation’s government of “taking advantage of the United