IMMIGRATION NEWS

Four Chinese nationals who were arrested on February 9th for allegedly caning Kenyan workers at a Nairobi restaurant have asked the court to deport them. The four; Deng Hailan, Chang Yueping, Ou Qiang and Yu Ling made the application when they appeared before High Court Justice Luka Kimaru on…

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday implemented the public charge rule nationwide. Under the public charge rule, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will consider whether an applicant for a visa or green card has used public benefits for more than 12 months…

Kenyans who are yet to acquire e-passports can now breathe a sigh of relief after the government extended the deadline for phasing out of the old-generation passports. The new deadline for migration to digital passports is March 1st, 2021, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i announced in a…

The Trump administration’s new rule that bars green cards and visas to low-income immigrants is set to take effect on Monday, February 24th. The new rule allows Immigration authorities to deny immigrants a green card or visa unless they prove they would not become a financial burden on the US. This…

Three Chinese nationals with pending court cases were on Friday arrested while trying to flee the country. The three foreigners were arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in collaboration with immigration…

The government of Canada on Wednesday issued the biggest number of Innovations to Apply for Permanent residence (ITAs) through the Express Entry program. In a draw held on February 19th, Canada issued 4,500 ITAs. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Systems (CRS) score for the draw was 470, down two…

A Nairobi court on Wednesday suspended a deportation order for four Chinese nationals who were arrested after one of them was filmed canning a Kenyan restaurant worker. The deportation order signed by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i on February 13th was suspended by High Court Justice…

Four Chinese nationals who were arrested on Sunday after one of them was videotaped whipping a Kenyan man are set to be deported. This comes after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i signed an order for their banishment on Thursday, hours after a Nairobi court allowed police to detain the…

Canada welcomed a total of 341,000 immigrants in 2019, only the fifth time in history that the number of immigrants admitted in one year has exceeded 300,000. The country exceeded the 330,000 target set for 2019 by about 11,000 immigrants. Canada says 58 per cent of the newcomers were admitted…

Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg released his immigration plan on Monday. In his plan, Bloomberg, a Billionaire former mayor of New York City, has proposed protect immigration programs that President Donal Trump has terminated or threatened to end, such as the DACA (Deferred Action on…