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Florida-based Jamaican attorney Wayne Golding
By Nakinskie Robinson
Following the latest US visa withdrawal policy imposed on South Sudan, Immigration Attorney Wayne Golding is forewarning other countries, including Jamaica, to be on guard.
South Sudan was, on Saturday, slapped with the visa sanction following what the US Government said was its lack of cooperation in accepting a deported person.
South Sudan had initially claimed that the person being deported was not one of its citizens, but under the pressure of the US decision, it reversed course on Tuesday, saying it will now allow the deportee entry in a bid to defuse the situation.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said the United States was prepared to review the action once there is cooperation from the East African country.
But, Mr. Golding warns that other countries, including Jamaica, should not ignore the clear message being sent by the U.S.
Mr Rubio had said the U.S. would also prevent further issuance of visas for South Sudanese passport holders until full cooperation is achieved.
The Joe Biden administration had previously offered Temporary Protected Status for what it said then was its lack of status for South Sudanese migrants due to violence in their country, with protections set to last until May 2025.
Mr Golding, speaking Tuesday morning on The Morning Agenda, on Power 106, said this reversal indicates that the US has taken a strident approach to enforcing what it deems border protection, even at the expense of humanitarian relief.
On the matter of the 10 per cent tariff imposed on Jamaica, Mr Golding believes, international negotiations have become one sided.
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