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South Sudan

Arcs in and about South Sudan from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 47 stories · 263 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 29, 2023

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Trump's deportations of migrants to third countries, from Panama to South Sudan

21 of 33 stories this year

Guatemala will accept migrants from other countries deported from the US · 14 articles, Feb 5Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras begin taking deportees · 16 articles, Feb 18Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘black hole' for migrants, deportees from US, observers warn · 11 articles, Feb 28Panama offers temporary reprieve for 112 migrants deported by US · 9 articles, Mar 8Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from US into limbo · 20 articles, Mar 9Deportees from the US hop embassy to embassy in Panama in a desperate scramble to seek asylum · 9 articles, Mar 21Rwanda says it's in 'early stages' of talks with U.S. to take in deported migrants · 10 articles, May 5Trump administration South Sudan deportation attempt violated court order, judge says · 44 articles, May 20US officials must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful: judge · 10 articles, May 21Judge says Trump administration violated court order on third-country deportations · 5 articles, May 21A federal judge orders the Trump administration to return a Guatemalan deported to Mexico · 10 articles, May 24Trump asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order blocking deportations of criminal migrants to South Sudan · 16 articles, May 27Trump administration working to return Guatemalan man deported to Mexico · 7 articles, May 29Supreme Court allows Trump to remove migrants to South Sudan and other turmoil-filled countries · 17 articles, Jun 23Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared · 49 articles, Jul 3US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini · 19 articles, Jul 16Men Deported by US to Eswatini in Africa Will Be Held in Solitary Confinement for Undetermined Time · 7 articles, Jul 18Rwanda says it reaches a deal with U.S. to take in up to 250 migrants · 16 articles, Aug 5Uganda agrees to take deported migrants from US if they don’t have criminal records · 15 articles, Aug 21South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US · 11 articles, Sep 610 more deportees from the US arrive in the African nation of Eswatini · 5 articles, Oct 6

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else10 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about South Sudan that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 30– 31Judge temporarily halts Trump’s move to end protected status for South Sudanese immigrants11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 3 right
  2. Aug 12– 13Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan16 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Jul 7– 11Kilmar Abrego Garcia could face deportation to Mexico or South Sudan: ICE official19 articles · 15 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 2 right
  4. Apr 6– 7The US has revoked visas for South Sudanese while civil war threatens at home24 articles · 22 independent sources
    6 left, 4 center, 5 right
  5. Mar 27South Sudan opposition says its leader Machar has been arrested as UN warns of a renewed civil war5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  6. Mar 25South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  7. Mar 5Army surrounds South Sudan's vice president's home as his allies are arrested7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right

Stories that name South Sudan

  1. Dec 16– 17Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries39 articles · 33 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 6 right
  2. Jun 23– 24Supreme Court allows Trump to restart swift deportation of migrants away from their home countries13 articles · 12 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Jun 23Sotomayor accuses Supreme Court of ‘rewarding lawlessness’ by Trump in fiery dissent9 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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