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The United States has lifted an earlier ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk" countries. In a statement issued on Monday, the Trump administration however said that strict scrutiny than in the past will be carried out on those seeking to enter the US from the 11 nations.
"It's critically important…
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Residents of an estate in Nairobi have raised concerns over the influx of Nigerian nationals in the area.
Residents of Mihang'o in Nairobi's Utawala area have decried the rate at which the West Africans are occupying the area, noting that they are also engaging in illegal activities.
They say the…
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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has officially gained agency-wide access to a nationwide license plate recognition database, according to a contract finalized earlier this month. The system gives the agency access to billions of license plate records and new powers of real-time…
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly planning a major sweep in San Francisco and northern California in the coming weeks targeting more than 1,500 undocumented immigrants.
The San Francisco Chronicle, quoting a source familiar with the planned operation, says the sweep is…
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In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and “shithole countries” in Africa rather than places like Norway, as he rejected a bipartisan immigration deal, according to people briefed on the extraordinary Oval Office…
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US immigration agents on Wednesday raided dozens of 7-Eleven stores nationwide as part of a crackdown on companies suspected of hiring undocumented immigrants.
The Wednesday dawn raids in 98 7-Eleven convenient stores resulted in the arrest of 21 people.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
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The Israeli government has announced a 90-day ultimatum to thousands of African immigrants to leave the country, failure to which they will be imprisoned.
In a statement, Israeli said it will give the migrants up to $3,500 (£2,600) to return to their home country or third countries .
However, the…
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The Libyan Embassy in Kenya has defended the Libyan government and its citizens from accusations of promoting slavery in the North African country.
In a statement, embassy's Chargé d' Affaires Mabruk Daia called for the end of unfair criticism of the Libyan current regime and its citizens by the…
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(AP) The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries.
This is not a final ruling on the travel ban: Challenges to the policy are winding through the federal courts, and the justices…
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A Nairobi-based foreign journalist was on Thursday deported back to Kenya moments after she arrived at an airport in Zimbabwean capital Harare to cover the current political situation in the country.
Tamera Griffin, a correspondent for American news website BuzzFeed, took to Twitter to narrate how…