IMMIGRATION NEWS

Tue, 02/21/2012 11:40 PM | By Mwakilishi

A controversial program that lets U.S. immigration officials check the citizenship status of people who have been arrested is being expanded to include Baltimore despite objections from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and immigrant advocates.

The Secure Communit...

Thu, 02/16/2012 07:31 PM | By Mwakilishi

A new report from the Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland concludes that immigrants bring a plethora of economic, social, and cultural contributions to the state of Maryland. The commission, which was created by the Maryland General Assembly, also war...

Thu, 02/16/2012 07:16 PM | By Mwakilishi

Married newcomers to Canada better be in love or be prepared tough it out in the relationship for two years if they don't want to be kicked out of the country.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada is changing Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to make...

Fri, 02/10/2012 06:58 PM | By Mwakilishi

Immigrant rights activists are calling a Republican proposal to deny child tax credits to undocumented immigrants an attack on immigrant children, Univision reports.

"Changing the law will take an average of $1,800 out of the pockets of parents who don'...

Thu, 02/2/2012 02:17 PM | By Mwakilishi

The UK has unveiled tighter conditions for foreign workers and their spouses eyeing to settle in the country as it seeks to curb the inflow of immigrants.

Immigration minister Damian Green on Thursday said that the UK government planned to act tougher on immigr...

Fri, 01/27/2012 02:51 PM | By Mwakilishi

Recently, the US Embassy in Nairobi has received numerous inquiries about this and other “Green Card scams”. In most of these scams, Kenyans receive emails informing them that they have won the US Green Card lottery and that they should fill out forms and send money for a...

Tue, 01/24/2012 03:21 PM | By Mwakilishi

U.S. President Obama says the departments of State and Homeland Security are working together to improve and speed up the visa process for foreign travelers to the United States.

He announced a new visa pilot program that will “simplify and speed up the non-imm...

Mon, 01/23/2012 04:08 PM | By Mwakilishi

Britain has deported over 1,670 Kenyans, including 107 children for contravening various immigration rules since 2006, an official of the UK Border Agency, Mr Paul Feakins told The Standard.

Responding to a written request for the information, under th...

Wed, 01/18/2012 09:44 PM | By Mwakilishi

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has recently introduced a bill called the STEM Visa Act to reform the U.S visa system to drive economic growth, inspire entrepreneurship and especially make it easier for students with advanced degrees to stay and work in the United St...

Fri, 01/6/2012 05:27 PM | By Mwakilishi

Obama administration officials announced on Friday that they will propose a fix to a notorious snag in immigration law that will spare hundreds of thousands of American citizens from prolonged separations from immigrant spouses and children.

The change that im...

Thu, 01/5/2012 12:53 AM | By Mwakilishi

Several key immigration laws went into effect Jan. 1, 2012 in California. The first part of California's Dream Act, Assembly Bill 130, will provide access to private scholarships and financial aid to undocumented immigrants. To qualify students must attend for at least th...

Sun, 12/11/2011 03:42 PM | By Mwakilishi

Israeli leaders announced intentions Sunday to stem the flow of African labor migrants and refugees to preserve a Jewish majority.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the weekly Cabinet meeting he would tour several African countries in February to speak wit...

Thu, 12/8/2011 06:06 PM | By Mwakilishi

Starting December 1, people all over the world can go to a Canadian visa office and apply for a Parent and Grandparent Super Visa.

Thu, 12/8/2011 12:35 PM | By Mwakilishi

The reeling housing market has come to this: To shore it up, two Senators are preparing to introduce a bipartisan bill Thursday that would give residence visas to foreigners who spend at least $500,000 to buy houses in the U.S.

The provision is part of a larger...

Wed, 12/7/2011 01:04 PM | By Mwakilishi

Baltimore is one of two cities selected to test an immigration policy adopted by the Obama administration that could freeze deportations of illegal immigrants who have no criminal records, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.

The elderly, children...

Sat, 12/3/2011 01:17 PM | By Mwakilishi

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2012. USCIS is notifying the public that yesterday, Nov. 22, 2011, was the final receipt...

Fri, 11/18/2011 11:41 AM | By Mwakilishi

Jonah Rono left his native Kenya in 2008 to study nursing at the College of Southern Idaho. When he graduates next year, he wants to work as a registered nurse in the U.S. To get there, he’ll need to make it through a labyrinth of paperwork and apply for a work permit. It...

Thu, 11/17/2011 03:44 PM | By Mwakilishi

The Come to Canada Wizard, which helps people determine if they are eligible to come to Canada, has recorded more than 400,000 visits since being launched last August.

“This is one way that my Department is creating a more responsive, transparent and efficient...

Thu, 11/3/2011 11:12 AM | By Mwakilishi

Illegal immigrants held in U.S. immigration detention facilities filed more than 170 allegations of sexual abuse over the last four years, mostly against guards and other staff at the centers, according to government documents obtained by FRONTLINE and the American Civil...

Tue, 10/25/2011 01:55 PM | By Mwakilishi

A crop of new breed of brokers is redefining modern day slavery by luring thousands of desperate jobseekers into a life of servitude in foreign lands

Some of the jobseekers have been sweet-talked into selling their assets to finance their journeys into a life o...

Thu, 10/20/2011 09:15 PM | By Mwakilishi

The Obama administration soon will begin its systematic review of the approximately 300,000 pending deportation cases, separating "high priority" cases involving criminals it wants to deport from "low priority" cases it will drop, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolit...

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On Saturday 10th December 2011 at 2.21pm, I met my Business Partner and Her friend at the Artcaffe in Junction Nakumatt Mall, Nairobi, Kenya. This was my first time to visit this establishment.

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Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has recently introduced a bill called the STEM Visa Act to reform the U.S visa system to drive economic growth, inspire entrepreneurship and especially make it easier for students with advanced degrees to stay...

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 Erik Kariuki, 31, claims he’s had to turn down a more than $1m offer for his mustha...

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This is the story of Kibet, a Kenyan living in Massachusetts in the United States, but also the story of many a male compatriot.

Married for 11 years, he accuses wife, Judy, of throwing him out of their matrimonial home after she starte...

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