{"id":92059,"date":"2026-04-17T14:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-receives-31-deportees-from-sudan"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:00:09","slug":"south-sudan-receives-31-deportees-from-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-receives-31-deportees-from-sudan","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan Receives 31 Deportees From Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan police said they received 31 deportees from Sudan at the Joda border crossing in Renk County, Upper Nile state, on April 15.<\/p>\n<p>Police spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel Justin told a news conference in Juba on Thursday that the group of South Sudanese nationals arrived through Renk, a key transit point between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice authorities received approximately 31 deportees from Sudan in Renk,\u201d Justin said.<\/p>\n<p>He said officials began registering the returnees upon arrival to document their personal details and verify whether anyone was unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur priority is to ensure all returnees are properly documented,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Justin said the International Organization for Migration and other humanitarian partners were assisting the deportees, including providing medical support. He added that none of the returnees were reported to have serious health conditions.<\/p>\n<p>He also said South Sudanese authorities had not received any formal report from Sudan explaining the circumstances surrounding the deportations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not receive any official report from the Sudanese government regarding the conduct of these individuals before deportation,\u201d Justin said.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are monitoring the situation as the deportees are prepared for reintegration, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Sudanese officials could not immediately be reached for comment on the circumstances under which the South Sudanese were deported.<\/p>\n<p>This was not the first such deportation. Similar cases have been reported in recent months, often linked to lack of documentation and security concerns amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. South Sudan police said they received 31 deportees from Sudan at the Joda border crossing in Renk County, Upper Nile state, on April 15. Police spokesperson Maj. Gen. 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