IMMIGRATION NEWS

President Donald Trump had the last laugh following Tuesday's US Supreme Court  ruling in favor of the controversial ban on travelers from five Muslim-dominated countries. In a majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the country's top court ruled that Trump's most recent…

A number of Congolese government officials accused of corruption or electoral malpractice will no longer be able to travel to the United States after the State Department imposed visa bans on them.  The Department said the ban was part of US commitment to the war against corruption and  …

(Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives delayed for a second time - likely to next week - a vote on an immigration bill they had originally planned to take up on Thursday. The vote on the so-called compromise Republican plan had earlier been delayed to Friday to allow…

Religious groups have castigated US President Trump administration over a tough and controversial immigration policy that has seen parents caught illegally crossing the border being separated from their children. Speaking during an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Franklin…

The US Immigration agency is set to launch a special office whose main task will be to identify Americans who may have acquired their citizenship through the back door. Those found to have cheated will have their citizenships withdrawn, charged in court or deported to their countries of origin…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has put on notice foreigners living illegally in Kenya, saying that they will not be spared. Speaking in Nakuru County on Wednesday, the Interior CS said the crackdown on foreign nationals in the country without proper documentation will continue until they…

Kenya is seeking to change the law to force illegal immigrants found in the country pay for their air tickets while being deported. Speaking on Tuesday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i said the government was losing millions of shillings annually by purchasing air fares for deportation of…

The Trump Administration intends to crack down on F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors who violate the terms of their status. Under a new policy, effective August 9, 2018, even a minor, unintentional violation could trigger “unlawful presence.” Remaining in the U.S. for too long after such a…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i was on Thursday captured on camera expressing his anger after coming eye to eye with a foreigner who was renewing his work permit in the recently launched verification exercise by his ministry. The foreigner, an Indian citizen had come to Nyayo House in…

The government has nabbed 13 foreigners with fake work permits during the ongoing registration and verification process of all foreign nationals working in the country. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, who supervised the exercise at Nyayo House, Nairobi said appropriate action will be…