IMMIGRATION NEWS
0
The US State Department has urged applicants who were denied US visas based on Trump’s travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and African countries to seek new decisions or submit new applications.
This comes after President Biden reversed the ban after assuming office on January 20th, terming it…
11
Kenyan authorities have deported a 32-year-old American national linked to the January 6th, 2021 riot at the US Capitol Building.
Isaac Sturgeon, who was wanted for crimes of insurrection, allegedly fled to Kenya in January to avoid arrest and prosecution.
Following his arrested and deportation by…
1
The government has released an updated list of countries whose citizens are exempted or required to undergo mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Kenya.
In the list released on Sunday by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and the Tourism Ministry, travelers from six nations are required to…
8
The family of controversial Malawian televangelist Shepherd Bushiri has been allowed to travel to Kenya for his daughter’s treatment.
The family’s trip to Nairobi was approved by the country’s Minister of Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo.
“I would like to confirm that Israella has been referred…
3
An Italian Catholic priest who has lived and served in the country for five decades has finally been granted Kenyan citizenship.
Father Romano Filipe of Mugunda Catholic Church in Nyeri was presented with a citizenship certificate by Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Sunday as he marked 50…
10
The family of self-proclaimed Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri was allegedly blocked from leaving Malawi for Kenya.
South African publication eNCA reports that Bushiri’s daughters, Raphaella and Israella, his mother-in-law Magdalena Zgambo and another family member named Esther Bushiri were turned…
1
Two Kenyan nationals were on Thursday arrested in South Sudan on allegations of trafficking narcotics.
The two Kenyans were apprehended together with two Nigerian citizens and a South Sudanese woman while on their way to Juba International Airport.
South Sudan National Police in a statement…
3
The Biden administration formally rolled out its major immigration bill Thursday, introducing legislation that would give 11 million people a path to U.S. citizenship.
The bill, which will be shepherded by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), represents President Biden’s…
2
The Biden administration and Hill Democrats are expected later this week to release an immigration reform bill, multiple sources familiar with the planning tell NBC News.
The legislative text of the “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021” will reflect the immigration priorities that President Joe Biden…
10
A middle-aged Kenyan woman has been deported from Seychelles over alleged involvement in drug trafficking.
The woman identified as Anwar Onezime hails from Mombasa and was married to a Seychelles national, according to reports.
Onezime, who is described as one of the biggest drug traffickers in…
