After the Israeli recognition of South Sudan on 10 July 2011, Interior Minister Eli Yishai called on Israel to immediately begin negotiations with South Sudan in order to return the thousands of Sudanese refugees and migrant workers who had crossed into Israel illegally in the past several years [REF].
Following the voluntary deportations of some South Sudanese, at least two students from Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC) and the University of Tel Aviv sought to return in order to finish the studies.